Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cessions 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 Cessions Landing:
  • 34.097051, -90.880384
  • 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 Cessions 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 Cessions Landing is near Coahoma County and also Desha 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 Desha 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 Cessions Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cessions 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
• Dixie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Francis
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Francis is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Hillhouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
• Hillhouse Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
• Lake Charles Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
• Mason Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
• Round Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
• Sunflower Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Cessions 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 Cessions 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 Cessions Landing and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cessions 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 130 miles [209.2 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 835 miles [1,343.8 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 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'