Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellwood Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellwood Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellwood Landing
- 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 Ellwood Landing:
- 32.705690, -90.687320
- 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 Ellwood Landing
- 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
- Since Ellwood Landing is near Sharkey County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellwood Landing ...
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.
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Holly Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
- Horn Place Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Place Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
- Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Kansas Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Landing
- Kansas Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Sunflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sunflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
- Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
- Spanish Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County
How Far From Ellwood Landing 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 Ellwood Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellwood Landing and extending to:
- Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellwood Landing to Yazoo City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellwood Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Ellwood Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellwood Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7057, Longitude: -90.6873 In this case, the coordinates for Ellwood Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ellwood Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.99 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.035 degrees. |