Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Durham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Durham
- 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 Durham:
- 34.153443, -90.543153
- 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 Durham
- 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Since Durham is near Quitman County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Durham ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Durham.
Within Mississippi, the name Durham is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- This Durham is located in Gibson County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Durham that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Durham.
- LaPorte County
- This Durham is located in LaPorte County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the north northeast of the Durham that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Durham.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon 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 Durham [Hunterdon County].
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Durham [Middlesex County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Durham lies 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Durham that is located in Coahoma County.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Durham lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Durham that is located in Coahoma County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Borden 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 Texas community of Durham [Borden County].
- Gregg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Durham [Gregg County].
- Hunt County
- This Durham is located in Hunt County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west of the Durham that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Durham.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durham ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Counts
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Durham 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 Durham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Durham and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Durham to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durham. 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- Durham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Durham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1534, Longitude: -90.5432 In this case, the coordinates for Durham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Durham, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Durham 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Durham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.096 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.722 degrees. |