Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cotton Gin Port, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Gin Port and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cotton Gin Port
- 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 Cotton Gin Port:
- 33.971259, -88.542361
- 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 Cotton Gin Port
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Cotton Gin Port is near Itawamba County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Gin Port ...
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.
- Ales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Central Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Coon Tail ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Cotton Gin Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Gin Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
- Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Fields Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Monroe County
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
- Tanglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
- Tranquil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Tucker Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place
- Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Cotton Gin Port 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 Cotton Gin Port 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<2> community of Cotton Gin Port once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cotton Gin Port and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Gin Port to Aberdeen, 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Cotton Gin Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Gin Port) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Gin Port. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9713, Longitude: -88.5424 |
| <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 Cotton Gin Port 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 314.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.914 degrees. |