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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 Alonzo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alonzo 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 Alonzo:
- 32.049867, -90.215129
- 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 Alonzo
- 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Alonzo is near Hinds County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah 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 Alonzo
Communities Also Named Alonzo ...
We found five communities that are also named Alonzo.
Within Mississippi, the name Alonzo is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five 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 Alonzo [Telfair County].
- Illinois
- Iroquois County
- This Alonzo is located in Iroquois County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Alonzo that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Alonzo.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Alonzo is located in Allen County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Alonzo that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Alonzo.
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Alonzo [Winn Parish].
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Alonzo [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alonzo ...
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.
- Clear Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dears Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dears Ferry is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dears Ferry
- Dimes Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dimes Ferry is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimes Ferry
- Egypt Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Hill is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Hill
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mountain Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Pearl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Rosemary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Alonzo 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 Alonzo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alonzo and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alonzo to Brandon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Alonzo 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 '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- Alonzo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Alonzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Alonzo 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 Alonzo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0499, Longitude: -90.2151 In this case, the coordinates for Alonzo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.95 degrees. |
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