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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 Eleanor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
    • 34.436217, -90.476489
    • 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 Eleanor
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
    • Since Eleanor is near Tunica County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Eleanor

Communities Also Named Eleanor ...

We found eight communities that are also named Eleanor.

Within Mississippi, the name Eleanor is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Eleanor is located in Dallas County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eleanor that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Eleanor.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Eleanor is located in Holmes County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eleanor that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Eleanor.
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Eleanor is located in Warren County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north of the Eleanor that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Eleanor.
    • Iowa
      • Butler County
      • This Eleanor is located in Butler County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eleanor that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Eleanor.
    • Kansas
      • Harvey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eleanor [Harvey County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eleanor [Jefferson County].
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Eleanor [Lincoln County].
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Eleanor is located in Putnam County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eleanor that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Eleanor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eleanor ...

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.

  • Birdie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdie is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
  • Carter
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carter is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Delta is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gerald ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerald is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Mascot ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mascot is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Moon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moon is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Moon Lake ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
  • Rich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rich is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stokes is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Sunday ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunday is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Eleanor once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eleanor and extending to:

  • Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eleanor to Clarksdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,254 miles [8,455.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Eleanor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Eleanor 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Eleanor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eleanor 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 Eleanor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4362, Longitude: -90.4765       In this case, the coordinates for Eleanor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.007 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.111 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.642 degrees.