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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 Grenada Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grenada Junction 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 Grenada Junction:
- 33.539287, -90.164806
- 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 Grenada Junction
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since Grenada Junction is near Carroll County and also Grenada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grenada 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 Grenada Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grenada Junction ...
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.
- Bright Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bright Corner is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Corner
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Craigside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigside
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Itta Bena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Money
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Shellmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Valley Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Grenada Junction 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 Grenada Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grenada Junction and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Grenada Junction to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 818 miles [1,316.4 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 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 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- Grenada Junction) 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 Grenada Junction 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 Grenada Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5393, Longitude: -90.1648 In this case, the coordinates for Grenada Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.673 degrees. |
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