Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Shiloh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Shiloh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Shiloh
- 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 Shiloh:
- 35.148694, -88.383375
- 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 West Shiloh
- 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 McNairy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McNairy County
- Since West Shiloh is near Hardin County and also Alcorn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Alcorn 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Shiloh ...
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.
- Box Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gravel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County
- Hickory Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
- Hickory Flats is located in McNairy County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pebble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in McNairy County
- Pickwick Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
- Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
- Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
- Tucker Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
- Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Hardin County
How Far From West Shiloh 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 West Shiloh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Shiloh and extending to:
- Selmer, which is the Seat of McNairy County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Shiloh to Selmer, with an average speed<3> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 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 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Shiloh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Shiloh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Shiloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1487, Longitude: -88.3834 In this case, the coordinates for West Shiloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Shiloh 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 314.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.604 degrees. |