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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 Coffeeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeeville 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 Coffeeville:
    • 33.97665, -89.675927
    • 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 Coffeeville
  • 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 Yalobusha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yalobusha County
    • Since Coffeeville is near Grenada County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grenada County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Coffeeville

Communities Also Named Coffeeville ...

We found three communities that are also named Coffeeville.

Within Mississippi, the name Coffeeville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Clarke County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coffeeville that is located in Yalobusha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Coffeeville.
    • Arkansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Jackson County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coffeeville that is located in Yalobusha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Coffeeville.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Upshur County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coffeeville that is located in Yalobusha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Coffeeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeeville ...

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.

  • Bruce Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bruce Junction is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Junction
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Graysport Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Graysport Crossing is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysport Crossing
  • Gums
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gums is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gums
  • Gums Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gums Crossing is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gums Crossing
  • Hardy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Hurricane Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hurricane Branch is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
  • Spearman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spearman is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
  • Turkey Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Turkey Creek is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

How Far From Coffeeville 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 town such as Coffeeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Water Valley, which is the Seat of Yalobusha County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Coffeeville to Water Valley, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffeeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coffeeville 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 Coffeeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9766, Longitude: -89.6759    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.469 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.425 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.387 degrees.