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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 Pisgah Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pisgah Heights 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 Pisgah Heights:
- 35.056203, -90.095370
- 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 Pisgah Heights
- 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 Pisgah Heights 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 Pisgah Heights
Communities Also Named Pisgah Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Pisgah Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Pisgah Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Pisgah Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- This Pisgah Heights is located in Osceola County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pisgah Heights that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Pisgah Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pisgah Heights ...
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.
- Darwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Goodman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Greenlaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Holly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- Hunt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Mallory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Rosemary Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
- Shadowlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Stonewall Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pisgah Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pisgah Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pisgah Heights and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pisgah Heights 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 766 miles [1,232.8 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 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pisgah Heights) 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 Pisgah Heights 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 Pisgah Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0562, Longitude: -90.0954 In this case, the coordinates for Pisgah Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.359 degrees. |
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