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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grapeland:
    • 33.617969, -90.988077
    • 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 Grapeland
  • 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 Grapeland ...

We found three communities that share the name Grapeland.

Within Mississippi, the name Grapeland is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Grapeland [San Bernardino County].
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault 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 Minnesota community of Grapeland [Faribault County].
    • Texas
      • Houston County
      • This Grapeland is located in Houston County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Grapeland that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Grapeland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grapeland ...

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.

  • Forkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Washington County
  • Home Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Landing
    • Home Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Hunt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Washington County
  • Lake Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
    • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
  • Longshot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
    • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
  • Mound Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
    • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Priscilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priscilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
    • Priscilla is located in Washington County
  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
  • Winterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
    • Winterville is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grapeland and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grapeland to Cleveland, with an average speed<5> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grapeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Grapeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Grapeland 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>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 from Point A (ie- Grapeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grapeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6180, Longitude: -90.9881       In this case, the coordinates for Grapeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Grapeland 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 316.262 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.297 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.006 degrees.









 

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