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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 Colbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colbert 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 Colbert:
- 34.821484, -89.318685
- 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 Colbert
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Colbert is near Benton County and also Tippah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippah 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 Colbert
Communities Also Named Colbert ...
We found five communities that are also named Colbert.
Within Mississippi, the name Colbert is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Colbert is located in Russell County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colbert that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Colbert.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Colbert is located in Madison County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colbert that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Colbert.
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Colbert.
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Colbert is located in Bryan County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west of the Colbert that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Colbert.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Colbert is located in Spokane County and lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colbert that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Colbert.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colbert ...
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.
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Early Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Early Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
How Far From Colbert 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 Colbert 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 community of Colbert once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Colbert and extending to:
- Holly Springs, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Colbert to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colbert) 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 Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Colbert 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 Colbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8215, Longitude: -89.3187 In this case, the coordinates for Colbert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.071 degrees. |
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