Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Aberdeen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Aberdeen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Aberdeen

• 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 East Aberdeen:
  • 33.821781, -88.516432
  • 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 East Aberdeen

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since East Aberdeen is near Lowndes County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 East Aberdeen

Communities Also Named East Aberdeen ...

We found one communities that are also named East Aberdeen.

Within Mississippi, the name East Aberdeen is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named East Aberdeen in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Grays Harbor County
    • This East Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Aberdeen that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of East Aberdeen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Aberdeen ...

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.

• Coon Tail ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Prairie is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Rodgers ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodgers is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Tanglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Tranquil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
• Tucker Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place

How Far From East Aberdeen 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 East Aberdeen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Aberdeen and extending to:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Aberdeen to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'