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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minnick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minnick and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Minnick:
- 36.268124, -89.365905
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Minnick
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Since Minnick is near Dyer County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Minnick
Communities Also Named Minnick ...
We found three communities that are also named Minnick.
Within Tennessee, the name Minnick is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Minnick is located in Cecil County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Minnick that is located in Obion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Minnick.
- Frederick County
- This Minnick is located in Frederick County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east northeast of the Minnick that is located in Obion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Minnick.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Minnick is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Minnick that is located in Obion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Minnick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minnick ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Cat Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cat Corner is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Corner
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Edgewater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Glass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glass is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Hornbeak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Drive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Drive is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mooring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooring is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Sunkist Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
How Far From Minnick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Minnick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minnick and extending to:
- Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minnick to Union City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minnick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Minnick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minnick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2681, Longitude: -89.3659 In this case, the coordinates for Minnick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.792 degrees. |
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