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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 Tupelo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tupelo and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tupelo:
- 34.751041, -86.077845
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tupelo
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Tupelo is near Marshall County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tupelo
Communities Also Named Tupelo ...
We found four communities that are also named Tupelo.
Within Alabama, the name Tupelo is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Tupelo is located in Jackson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west of the Tupelo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Tupelo.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Tupelo is located in Lee County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tupelo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Tupelo.
- Oklahoma
- Coal County
- This Tupelo is located in Coal County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west of the Tupelo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Tupelo.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Tupelo is located in Navarro County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tupelo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Tupelo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tupelo ...
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.
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blackankle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Kyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
- Martintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martintown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Pikeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pleasant Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Roseberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Sublett Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
How Far From Tupelo 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 Tupelo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tupelo and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tupelo to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tupelo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tupelo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tupelo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7510, Longitude: -86.0778 In this case, the coordinates for Tupelo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.306 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.727 degrees. |
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