Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anderson Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anderson Landing
- 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 Anderson Landing:
- 34.139829, -90.866773
- 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 Anderson Landing
- 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Since Anderson Landing is near Bolivar County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Anderson Landing ...
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.
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Hillhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hillhouse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
- Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Lake Charles Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
- Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Rescue Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
- Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Sunflower Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
How Far From Anderson Landing 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 Anderson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Anderson Landing and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anderson Landing to Clarksdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1398, Longitude: -90.8668 In this case, the coordinates for Anderson Landing 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 Anderson Landing 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 316.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.863 degrees. |