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

When in Harbert Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbert Landing 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 Harbert Landing:
    • 34.653712, -90.557327
    • 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 Harbert Landing
  • 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 Harbert 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.

  • Cypress Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
    • Cypress Corner is located in Lee County (AR)
  • Dubbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
    • Dubbs is located in Tunica County
  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • Eagle Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
    • Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
  • Fox Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
    • Fox Island is located in Tunica County
  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Helena Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Crossing
    • Helena Crossing is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Holiday Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Tunica County
  • Pillar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar
    • Pillar is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Red Oak Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Ferry
    • Red Oak Ferry is located in Lee County (AR)
  • Trotter Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trotter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Landing
    • Trotter Landing is located in Tunica County
  • Wycamp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wycamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wycamp
    • Wycamp is located in Phillips County (AR)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harbert Landing and extending to:

  • Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbert Landing to Tunica, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harbert Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbert Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6537, Longitude: -90.5573       In this case, the coordinates for Harbert Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Harbert Landing 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 316.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.219 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.636 degrees.









 

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