Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sylvan Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sylvan Heights

• 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 Sylvan Heights:
  • 35.176478, -90.017312
  • 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 Sylvan 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 Sylvan Heights is near Crittenden County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Sylvan Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan 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.

• Chickasaw Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
• Egypt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Felts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Felts is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts
• Greenlaw
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
• Hunt Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Mallory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallory is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Mound City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
• Normal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Normal is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
• Redman Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Redman Point is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Point
• Rosemary Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
• Rugby
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rugby is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Shadowlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
• Stonewall Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place

How Far From Sylvan Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sylvan Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sylvan Heights and extending to:

• Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sylvan Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'