Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coleville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coleville
- 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 Coleville:
- 34.037610, -88.886168
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coleville
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Coleville is near Pontotoc County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coleville ...
We found six communities that share the name Coleville.
Within Mississippi, the name Coleville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Coleville is located in Centre County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coleville that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Coleville.
- McKean County
- This Coleville is located in McKean County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the northeast of the Coleville that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Coleville.
- Saskatchewan
- This Coleville lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coleville that is located in Chickasaw County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coleville ...
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.
- Bacon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
- Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
- Goodford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
- Jolly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County
- Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
- Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Coleville 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 Coleville 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<3> community of Coleville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Coleville and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coleville to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 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 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0376, Longitude: -88.8862 In this case, the coordinates for Coleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 Coleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Coleville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.044 degrees. |