Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tibbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tibbs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tibbs
- 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 Tibbs:
- 35.698688, -89.347015
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tibbs
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Tibbs is near Crockett County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crockett County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tibbs ...
We found one communities that share the name Tibbs.
Within Tennessee, the name Tibbs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tibbs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tibbs ...
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.
- Christmasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Christmasville is located in Haywood County
- Curve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dog Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Edward Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edward Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Grove
- Edward Grove is located in Haywood County
- Forked Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forked Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
- Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
- Frog Jump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Hurricane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hill
- Hurricane Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Nutbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Owl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rudolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Tibbs 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 Tibbs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tibbs and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tibbs 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 710 miles [1,142.6 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 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tibbs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tibbs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tibbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6987, Longitude: -89.3470 In this case, the coordinates for Tibbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Tibbs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.904 degrees. |