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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 Clarksdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarksdale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarksdale:
    • 34.199190, -90.570276
    • 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 Clarksdale
  • 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 Clarksdale is near Quitman County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Clarksdale

Communities Also Named Clarksdale ...

We found four communities that are also named Clarksdale.

Within Mississippi, the name Clarksdale is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Clarksdale is located in Christian County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north of the Clarksdale that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Clarksdale.
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Clarksdale is located in Brown County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarksdale that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Clarksdale.
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clarksdale that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Clarksdale.
    • Ontario
      • This Clarksdale lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarksdale that is located in Coahoma County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarksdale ...

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.

  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bobo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Clover Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Counts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Counts is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagles Nest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iris ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Iris is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
  • Jonestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • King And Anderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
  • Lyon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sessions
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sessions is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
  • Walnut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walnut is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

How Far From Clarksdale 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 city such as Clarksdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarksdale and extending to:

  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Clarksdale to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarksdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1992, Longitude: -90.5703    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.047 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.726 degrees.