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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 Collinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collinsville 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 Collinsville:
- 32.498054, -88.845851
- 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 Collinsville
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Collinsville is near Newton County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Collinsville
Communities Also Named Collinsville ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Collinsville.
Within Mississippi, the name Collinsville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- California
- Solano County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Collinsville [Solano County].
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Collinsville is located in Hartford County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Collinsville.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Collinsville is located in Madison County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Collinsville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Collinsville [Cherokee County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Collinsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Collinsville.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Collinsville [Morris County].
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Collinsville.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Collinsville is located in Lewis County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Collinsville.
- North Carolina
- Polk County
- This Collinsville is located in Polk County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Collinsville.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Collinsville is located in Butler County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Collinsville.
- Oklahoma
- Rogers County
- This Collinsville is located in Rogers County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Collinsville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Collinsville is located in York County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Collinsville.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Collinsville is located in Grayson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Collinsville.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Collinsville is located in Frederick County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Collinsville.
- Henry County
- This Collinsville is located in Henry County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Collinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinsville ...
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.
- Complete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Complete is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Goodhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodhope is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Herbert Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert Springs is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Springs
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Pine Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Poplar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Prismatic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- Shucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shucktown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown
- Texas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Texas is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Collinsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Collinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinsville and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Collinsville to Meridian, 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 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- Collinsville) 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 Collinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Collinsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Collinsville 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 Collinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4981, Longitude: -88.8459 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.492 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.319 degrees. |
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