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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 Viar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Viar 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 Viar:
- 36.017849, -89.328127
- 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 Viar
- 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 Viar is near Lake County and also Crockett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crockett 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 Viar
Curious and Interesting Names Near Viar ...
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.
- Bishop
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Dyersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Jenkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Maxey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxey is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Middle City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Viar 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 Viar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Viar and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Viar 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Viar) 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 Viar 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 Viar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0178, Longitude: -89.3281 In this case, the coordinates for Viar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.607 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.829 degrees. |
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