Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Armistead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armistead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Armistead
- 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 Armistead:
- 34.364272, -90.612325
- 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 Armistead
- 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 Armistead is near Phillips County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Armistead ...
We found seven communities that share the name Armistead.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Armistead.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Armistead [Dickinson County].
- Pratt 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 Kansas community of Armistead [Pratt County].
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Armistead is located in Bienville Parish and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Armistead that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Armistead.
- Red River Parish
- This Armistead is located in Red River Parish and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southwest of the Armistead that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Armistead.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armistead ...
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.
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Friars Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Gerald ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - King And Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King And Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
- King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
- Long Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Moon Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sessions
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stokes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Armistead 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 Armistead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Armistead and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Armistead to Clarksdale, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armistead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Armistead 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Armistead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armistead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3643, Longitude: -90.6123 In this case, the coordinates for Armistead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Armistead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.087 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.713 degrees. |