Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tiger Tail:
  • 35.936185, -89.579799
  • 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 Tiger Tail

• 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 Tiger Tail is near Lauderdale County and also Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Tiger Tail

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiger Tail ...

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.

• Chic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chic is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
• Double Bridges
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
• Edith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Key Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
• Knob Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Michell ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Michell is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
• Porter Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
• Richwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Stinger
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stinger is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger

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

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

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tiger Tail to Dyersburg, with an average speed<2> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'