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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 Alligator, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alligator 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 Alligator:
- 34.090118, -90.719813
- 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 Alligator
- 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 Bolivar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Since Alligator is near Coahoma County and also Sunflower County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower 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 Alligator
Communities Also Named Alligator ...
We found three communities that are also named Alligator.
Within Mississippi, the name Alligator is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Telfair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alligator [Telfair County].
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Alligator [Tangipahoa Parish].
- North Carolina
- Tyrrell County
- This Alligator is located in Tyrrell County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Alligator that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Alligator.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alligator ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bobo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hillhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Hillhouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
- Round Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roundaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Alligator to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Alligator to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alligator and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Alligator to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Alligator 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alligator) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alligator 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 Alligator. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0901, Longitude: -90.7198 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.809 degrees. |
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