Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sledge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sledge
- 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 Sledge:
- 34.432407, -90.220119
- 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 Sledge
- 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 Quitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Since Sledge is near Panola County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Sledge ...
We found one communities that share the name Sledge.
Within Mississippi, the name Sledge is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Sledge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sledge ...
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.
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Darling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Goode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Kings Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Panola County
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Yellow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
- Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
How Far From Sledge 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 town such as Sledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sledge and extending to:
- Marks, which is the Seat of Quitman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sledge to Marks, 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 146 miles [235 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 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sledge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Sledge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Sledge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4324, Longitude: -90.2201 |
| <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 Sledge 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 315.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.923 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.533 degrees. |