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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 East Manor Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Manor Estates 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 East Manor Estates:
- 32.350145, -90.122864
- 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 Manor Estates
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since East Manor Estates is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Manor Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Manor Estates ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Harbourview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harbourview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
- Hickory Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Glen is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hope Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
- Kings Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Heights is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randall Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randall Place is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Place
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Skyway Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skyway Hills is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Hills
- Squirrel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Summerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Tidewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tidewater is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Timber Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
- Tougaloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Treasure Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
- Village Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village Glen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
- Village Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village Square is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Woodlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From East Manor Estates 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 community such as East Manor Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Manor Estates and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from East Manor Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,459 miles [12,004.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- East Manor Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 East Manor Estates 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 East Manor Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3501, Longitude: -90.1229 In this case, the coordinates for East Manor Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.862 degrees. |
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