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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 Frog Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frog Island 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 Frog Island:
- 34.365382, -88.756444
- 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 Frog Island
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Frog Island is near Pontotoc County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Frog Island
Communities Also Named Frog Island ...
We found one communities that are also named Frog Island.
Within Mississippi, the name Frog Island is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Frog Island in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank County
- This Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frog Island that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Frog Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frog Island ...
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.
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Endville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Endville is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endville
- Flowerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graves is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Guntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jug Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Terrace Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Traceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Traceland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
- Tracewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tracewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Frog Island 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 Frog Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frog Island and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Frog Island to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frog Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Frog Island 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 Frog Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3654, Longitude: -88.7564 In this case, the coordinates for Frog Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.925 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.924 degrees. |
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