Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burke 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 Burke Landing:
  • 34.270383, -90.788439
  • 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 Burke 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
  • Since Burke Landing is near Phillips County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Burke Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burke 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.

• Fair Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fair Landing is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Landing
• Green Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Hillhouse Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
• Hoop Spur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoop Spur is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop Spur
• Hugo ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hugo is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
• Mary Spur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mary Spur is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Spur
• Pilgrims Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Ratio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ratio is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratio
• Rescue Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
• Robertsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robertsville is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Sunflower Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
• Walnut Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Burke Landing 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 Burke 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 Burke Landing and extending to:

• Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burke Landing to Clarksdale, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'