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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 Nonconnah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nonconnah and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nonconnah:
    • 35.062036, -90.036203
    • 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 Nonconnah
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Nonconnah is near DeSoto County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Nonconnah

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nonconnah ...

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.

  • Chickasaw Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
  • Darwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Darwin is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Goodman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodman is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Greenlaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
  • Holly Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Horn Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunt Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
  • Lake View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mallory
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mallory is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Normal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Normal is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
    • Plum Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • Rosemary Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
    • Shadowlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
    • Stonewall Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place

How Far From Nonconnah 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 Nonconnah to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nonconnah and extending to:

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Nonconnah to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nonconnah) 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 Nonconnah 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 Nonconnah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0620, Longitude: -90.0362       In this case, the coordinates for Nonconnah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.775 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.926 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.333 degrees.