Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Commerce Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commerce Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Commerce Landing
- 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 Commerce Landing:
- 34.832042, -90.384822
- 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 Commerce Landing
- 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 Tunica County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tunica County
- Since Commerce Landing is near Crittenden County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Commerce Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name Commerce Landing.
Within Mississippi, the name Commerce Landing is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Commerce Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lyon County
- This Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Commerce Landing that is located in Tunica County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Commerce Landing.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Commerce Landing ...
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.
- Clack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Council
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Green River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Tunica County
- Horseshoe Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hughes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <3>
- Lost Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mud Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Peters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Red Gum Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Gum Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum Farm
- Red Gum Farm is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
How Far From Commerce Landing 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 Commerce Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Commerce Landing and extending to:
- Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Commerce Landing to Tunica, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Commerce Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Commerce Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Commerce Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8320, Longitude: -90.3848 In this case, the coordinates for Commerce Landing 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> | 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 Commerce Landing 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 315.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.132 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.528 degrees. |