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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 Friars Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friars Point 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 Friars Point:
- 34.369004, -90.638278
- 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 Friars Point
- 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 Friars Point is near Phillips County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Friars Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friars Point ...
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.
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Eleanor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Gerald ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Helena Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena Crossing is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Crossing
- Hugo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- King And Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Long Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Moon Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
- Sessions
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sessions is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Sunday ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunday is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Friars Point 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 town such as Friars Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Friars Point and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Friars Point to Clarksdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 145 miles [233.4 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 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friars Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Friars Point 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 Friars Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3690, Longitude: -90.6383 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.724 degrees. |
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