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 Anchor:
33.826710, -89.038364
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.
We found nine communities that share the name Anchor.
Within Mississippi, the name Anchor is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Wayne 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 Anchor [Wayne County].
Illinois
McLean County
This Anchor is located in McLean County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the north of the Anchor that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Anchor.
Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Anchor that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Anchor.
New Mexico
Taos County
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 New Mexico community of Anchor [Taos County].
Oklahoma
Wagoner County
This Anchor is located in Wagoner County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Anchor that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Anchor.
Oregon
Douglas County
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 Oregon community of Anchor [Douglas County].
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Anchor is located in Lancaster County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Anchor that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Anchor.
Texas
Brazoria 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 Texas community of Anchor [Brazoria County].
West Virginia
Boone County
This Anchor is located in Boone County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Anchor that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Anchor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anchor ...
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.
Cairo (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Anchor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anchor and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Anchor to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 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 Anchor 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 from Point A (ie- Anchor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8267, Longitude: -89.0384 In this case, the coordinates for Anchor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Anchor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.061 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.932 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.149 degrees.