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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 New Shiloh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Shiloh 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 New Shiloh:
- 35.868124, -88.892007
- 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 New Shiloh
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since New Shiloh is near Crockett County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crockett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 New Shiloh
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Shiloh ...
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.
- Christian Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christian Chapel is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Frog Jump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Jump is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Jump
- Fruitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Goat City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Hughes Loop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
- Humboldt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mason Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Orange is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orange
- New Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Porters Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porters Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Grove
- Three Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Union Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
How Far From New Shiloh to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Shiloh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Shiloh and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from New Shiloh to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- New Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 New Shiloh 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 New Shiloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8681, Longitude: -88.8920 In this case, the coordinates for New Shiloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.102 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.67 degrees. |
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