Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cottonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cottonville
- 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 Cottonville:
- 34.659547, -90.184816
- 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 Cottonville
- 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 Tate County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tate County
- Since Cottonville is near Tunica County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tunica County
- eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Cottonville ...
We found four communities that share the name Cottonville.
Within Mississippi, the name Cottonville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Cottonville is located in Marshall County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonville that is located in Tate County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cottonville.
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Cottonville is located in Jackson County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cottonville that is located in Tate County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cottonville.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Cottonville is located in Stanly County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonville that is located in Tate County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Cottonville.
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Cottonville is located in Adams County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north of the Cottonville that is located in Tate County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cottonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonville ...
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.
- Crockett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cub Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cypress Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
- Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
- Goode
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Little Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Tunica County
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Lost Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Cottonville 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 Cottonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonville and extending to:
- Senatobia, which is the Seat of Tate County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cottonville to Senatobia, with an average speed<3> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (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- Cottonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6595, Longitude: -90.1848 In this case, the coordinates for Cottonville 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cottonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.474 degrees. |