Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Australia Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Australia Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Australia Landing

• 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 Australia Landing:
  • 34.065663, -90.877883
  • 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 Australia Landing

• 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 Australia Landing is near Desha County and also Coahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Desha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Australia Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Australia Landing ...

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.

• Dennis Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Francis
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Francis is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Hillhouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
• Hillhouse Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
• Lake Charles Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
• Mason Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
• Round Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake

How Far From Australia Landing 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 community such as Australia Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Australia Landing and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Australia Landing to Cleveland, with an average speed<2> 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 128 miles [206 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 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'