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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 Eastport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastport 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 Eastport:
- 34.885643, -88.100594
- 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 Eastport
- 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
- Since Eastport is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Eastport
Communities Also Named Eastport ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Eastport.
Within Mississippi, the name Eastport is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Eastport is located in Little River County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Eastport.
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Eastport is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eastport.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Eastport is located in Duval County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Eastport.
- Idaho
- Boundary County
- This Eastport is located in Boundary County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Eastport.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Eastport is located in Washington County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eastport.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Eastport.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Eastport is located in Antrim County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the north of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Eastport.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Eastport is located in Suffolk County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Eastport.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Eastport lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Eastport is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Eastport.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Eastport is located in McCurtain County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Eastport.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Eastport is located in Cocke County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Eastport.
- Pickett County
- This Eastport is located in Pickett County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Eastport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastport ...
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.
- Buzzard Roost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
- Cooks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gravelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Lane Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
- Lime Kiln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Short
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Eastport 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 Eastport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastport and extending to:
- Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastport to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Eastport 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 Eastport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8856, Longitude: -88.1006 In this case, the coordinates for Eastport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.551 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.54 degrees. |
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