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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 Crowder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crowder 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 Crowder:
- 34.172934, -90.137706
- 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 Crowder
- 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 Quitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Since Crowder is near Panola County and also Tallahatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie 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 Crowder
Communities Also Named Crowder ...
We found six communities that are also named Crowder.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Crowder.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Panola County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Crowder.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Crowder is located in Hillsborough County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crowder that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crowder.
- Georgia
- Troup 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 Georgia community of Crowder [Troup County].
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Crowder is located in Howard County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crowder that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Crowder.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Crowder is located in Scott County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north of the Crowder that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Crowder.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Crowder is located in Pittsburg County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crowder that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Crowder.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowder ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Chancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chancy is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancy
- Chapeltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Longstreet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longstreet is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Marks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oliverfried
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oliverfried is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverfried
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Crowder 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 town such as Crowder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crowder and extending to:
- Marks, which is the Seat of Quitman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crowder to Marks, 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 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crowder) 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 Crowder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Crowder 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 Crowder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1729, Longitude: -90.1377 In this case, the coordinates for Crowder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.546 degrees. |
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