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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 Emerald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald 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 Emerald:
- 31.077123, -90.363705
- 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 Emerald
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Emerald is near Walthall County and also Washington Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- 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 Emerald
Communities Also Named Emerald ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Emerald.
Within Mississippi, the name Emerald is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Stanislaus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Emerald [Stanislaus County].
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerald [Anderson County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerald [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Mecosta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Emerald [Mecosta County].
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Emerald [Faribault County].
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This Emerald is located in Lancaster County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Emerald.
- Nova Scotia
- This Emerald lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Emerald is located in Adams County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Emerald.
- Ontario
- This Emerald lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Emerald [Greene County].
- Lehigh County
- This Emerald is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Emerald.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Emerald lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the northeast of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- Texas
- Crockett County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crockett County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Emerald.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This Emerald is located in Yakima County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Emerald.
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- This Emerald is located in Saint Croix County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the north of the Emerald that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Emerald.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald ...
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.
- Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridges is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Greenlaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Porters Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Sunny Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Terrys Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek
How Far From Emerald to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Emerald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerald and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Emerald to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Emerald 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Emerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Emerald 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 Emerald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0771, Longitude: -90.3637 In this case, the coordinates for Emerald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.217 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.164 degrees. |
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