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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 Enterprise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enterprise and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Enterprise:
    • 34.467047, -89.157292
    • 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 Enterprise
  • 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

Communities Also Named Enterprise ...

We found 66 communities that share the name Enterprise.

There are three communities within Mississippi that are also named Enterprise.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 61 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Amite County
      • This Enterprise is located in Amite County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Enterprise.
    • Clarke County
      • This Enterprise is located in Clarke County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Enterprise.
    • Lincoln County
      • This Enterprise is located in Lincoln County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Enterprise.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Enterprise is located in Chilton County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Enterprise.
      • Coffee County
      • This Enterprise is located in Coffee County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the southeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Enterprise.
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Enterprise is located in Sebastian County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Enterprise.
    • British Columbia
      • This Enterprise lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
    • California
      • Amador County
      • This Enterprise is located in Amador County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Enterprise.
      • Butte County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Enterprise [Butte County].
      • Lake County
      • This Enterprise is located in Lake County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km] to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Enterprise.
      • Shasta County
      • This Enterprise is located in Shasta County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Enterprise.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Enterprise is located in Hillsborough County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Enterprise.
      • Volusia County
      • This Enterprise is located in Volusia County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the southeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Enterprise.
    • Georgia
      • Miller County
      • This Enterprise is located in Miller County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Enterprise.
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Enterprise [Morgan County].
      • Oglethorpe County
      • This Enterprise is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Enterprise.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Enterprise is located in Wayne County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Enterprise.
    • Indiana
      • Spencer County
      • This Enterprise is located in Spencer County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Enterprise.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • This Enterprise is located in Polk County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Enterprise.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This Enterprise is located in Dickinson County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Enterprise.
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Enterprise is located in Carter County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Enterprise.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Enterprise.
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Enterprise.
      • Iberia Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Enterprise [Iberia Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Minnesota
      • Winona County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Winona County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Enterprise.
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This Enterprise is located in Linn County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Enterprise.
      • McDonald County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Enterprise [McDonald County].
      • Shelby County
      • This Enterprise is located in Shelby County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the north northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Enterprise.
    • Nebraska
      • Keya Paha County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Keya Paha County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Enterprise.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Enterprise is located in Clark County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Enterprise.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Enterprise lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Enterprise [Dutchess County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Enterprise is located in Davidson County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Enterprise.
      • Warren County
      • This Enterprise is located in Warren County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Enterprise.
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Enterprise lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Enterprise [Cuyahoga County].
      • Hocking County
      • This Enterprise is located in Hocking County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Enterprise.
      • Preble County
      • This Enterprise is located in Preble County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the north northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Enterprise.
      • Van Wert County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Enterprise [Van Wert County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Haskell County
      • This Enterprise is located in Haskell County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Enterprise.
    • Ontario
      • This Enterprise lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
    • Oregon
      • Wallowa County
      • This Enterprise is located in Wallowa County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Enterprise.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Enterprise is located in Indiana County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Enterprise.
      • Mercer County
      • This Enterprise is located in Mercer County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Enterprise.
      • Northumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Enterprise [Northumberland County].
      • Warren County
      • This Enterprise is located in Warren County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Enterprise.
      • Washington County
      • This Enterprise is located in Washington County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Enterprise.
      • York 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 Pennsylvania community of Enterprise [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Enterprise [Berkeley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Enterprise is located in Hawkins County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Enterprise.
      • Maury County
      • This Enterprise is located in Maury County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Enterprise.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Enterprise [Cherokee County].
      • Fannin County
      • This Enterprise is located in Fannin County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Enterprise.
      • Medina 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 Texas community of Enterprise [Medina County].
      • Newton 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 Texas community of Enterprise [Newton County].
      • Van Zandt County
      • Although located in Van Zandt County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Enterprise.
    • Utah
      • Morgan County
      • This Enterprise is located in Morgan County and lies 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Enterprise.
      • Washington County
      • This Enterprise is located in Washington County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km] to the west northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Enterprise.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Enterprise [Southampton County].
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Enterprise [Benton County].
      • Okanogan County
      • This Enterprise is located in Okanogan County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Enterprise.
      • Stevens County
      • This Enterprise is located in Stevens County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km] to the northwest of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Enterprise.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Enterprise is located in Harrison County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Enterprise.
      • Wirt County
      • This Enterprise is located in Wirt County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Enterprise.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida County
      • This Enterprise is located in Oneida County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the north of the Enterprise that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Enterprise.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enterprise ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Pontotoc County
  • Cornersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
    • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Flatwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
    • Flatwood is located in Union County
  • Hurricane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Pontotoc County
  • Martintown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
    • Martintown is located in Union County
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Union County
  • Poolville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
    • Poolville is located in Union County
  • Pumpkin Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Union County
  • Rocky Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Union County
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Pontotoc County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enterprise and extending to:

  • New Albany, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Enterprise to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enterprise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enterprise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4670, Longitude: -89.1573       In this case, the coordinates for Enterprise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Enterprise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Enterprise 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.
<4>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.
<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 Enterprise to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.181 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.158 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.073 degrees.









 

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