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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 Chita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chita 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 Chita:
- 33.225683, -89.602300
- 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 Chita
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Chita is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Chita
Communities Also Named Chita ...
We found one communities that are also named Chita.
Within Mississippi, the name Chita is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Chita in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Trinity County
- This Chita is located in Trinity County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chita that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Chita.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chita ...
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.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Liberty Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
- Marvins Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Pierces Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Possumneck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sand Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unity ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Chita to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Chita once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Chita and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chita to Kosciusko, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Chita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chita 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 Chita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2257, Longitude: -89.6023 In this case, the coordinates for Chita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.495 degrees. |
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