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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 Sidonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidonia 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 Sidonia:
- 36.244473, -88.906518
- 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 Sidonia
- 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
- Since Sidonia is near Obion County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Sidonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidonia ...
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.
- China Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- China Grove is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Christian Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christian Chapel is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
- Crockett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Good Luck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Good Luck is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Sidonia 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 Sidonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sidonia and extending to:
- Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sidonia to Dresden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 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 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sidonia) 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 Sidonia 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 Sidonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2445, Longitude: -88.9065 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.594 degrees. |
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