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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 Sligo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sligo 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 Sligo:
    • 35.966730, -85.711927
    • 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 Sligo
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Sligo is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Sligo

Communities Also Named Sligo ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Sligo.

Within Tennessee, the name Sligo is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sligo [Weld County].
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Sligo is located in Henry County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the north of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sligo.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Sligo is located in Bossier Parish and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Sligo.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sligo [Cumberland County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sligo is located in Montgomery County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sligo.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
      • Dent County
      • This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
    • North Carolina
      • Currituck County
      • This Sligo is located in Currituck County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the east of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Sligo.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
      • Guernsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
    • Ontario
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sligo.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
      • Clarion County
      • This Sligo is located in Clarion County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Sligo.
    • Texas
      • Yoakum County
      • This Sligo is located in Yoakum County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the west of the Sligo that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Sligo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...

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.

  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Drop is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Loves Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
  • Peeled Chestnut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
  • Pin Hook Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Rock Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
  • Williams Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
  • Young Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sligo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:

  • Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sligo to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Sligo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sligo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sligo 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 Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9667, Longitude: -85.7119       In this case, the coordinates for Sligo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.13 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.999 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.282 degrees.