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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 Richwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richwoods 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 Richwoods:
- 36.013057, -89.504761
- 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 Richwoods
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Richwoods is near Lauderdale County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Richwoods
Communities Also Named Richwoods ...
We found four communities that are also named Richwoods.
Within Tennessee, the name Richwoods is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Richwoods is located in Clark County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Richwoods that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Richwoods.
- Lawrence County
- This Richwoods is located in Lawrence County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west of the Richwoods that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Richwoods.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Richwoods is located in Crawford County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Richwoods that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Richwoods.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Richwoods is located in Washington County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Richwoods that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richwoods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richwoods ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Double Bridges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Dyersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Jenkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Key Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
- Middle City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Porter Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
- Stinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stinger is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
- Tiger Tail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Richwoods 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 Richwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richwoods and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Richwoods to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richwoods) 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 Richwoods 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 Richwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0131, Longitude: -89.5048 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.907 degrees. |
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