Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willis
- 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 Willis:
- 35.478692, -89.277291
- 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 Willis
- 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 Willis is near Fayette County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Willis ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Willis.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Willis.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hancock County
- Lawrence County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Willis [Benzie County].
- Washtenaw County
- This Willis is located in Washtenaw County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willis that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Willis.
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Willis [Beaverhead County].
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Willis [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Virginia
- Floyd County
- This Willis is located in Floyd County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willis that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Willis.
- Russell County
- This Willis is located in Russell County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the east northeast of the Willis that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Willis.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willis ...
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.
- Birds Bower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Bower
- Birds Bower is located in Haywood County
- Cedar Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Dancyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Hickory Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Haywood County
- Ko Ko
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sunnyhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Zu Zu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Willis 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 Willis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willis and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the North.
- 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 Willis to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 712 miles [1,145.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willis. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4787, Longitude: -89.2773 In this case, the coordinates for Willis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Willis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Willis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.322 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.459 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.919 degrees. |