Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Cyruston:
  • 35.135915, -86.750833
  • 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 West Cyruston

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since West Cyruston is near Giles County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 West Cyruston

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Cyruston ...

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.

• Blanche
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Cash Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Ebenezer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Harms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harms is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
• Highland Rim
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Highland Rim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Rim
• Jerusalem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Marys Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marys Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Grove
• Pearl City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Cyruston to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'