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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 Acker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acker 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 Acker:
- 33.916778, -88.483376
- 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 Acker
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Acker is near Itawamba County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Acker
Communities Also Named Acker ...
We found one communities that are also named Acker.
Within Mississippi, the name Acker is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Acker in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Perry County
- This Acker is located in Perry County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Acker that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Acker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Acker ...
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.
- Coon Tail ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
- Cotton Gin Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fields Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tranquil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tranquil is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
- Tucker Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wise Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wise Gap is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Gap
How Far From Acker 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 Acker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Acker once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Acker and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Acker to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Acker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Acker 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 Acker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9168, Longitude: -88.4834 In this case, the coordinates for Acker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.90 degrees. |
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