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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 Hopson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hopson 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 Hopson:
- 34.158471, -90.54714
- 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 Hopson
- 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 Hopson is near Quitman County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Hopson
Communities Also Named Hopson ...
We found two communities that are also named Hopson.
Within Mississippi, the name Hopson is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Hopson is located in Caldwell County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hopson that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hopson.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Hopson is located in Carter County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hopson that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Hopson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopson ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Counts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Counts is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King And Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
- Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Hopson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hopson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hopson and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hopson to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hopson 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 Hopson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1585, Longitude: -90.5471 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.029 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.723 degrees. |
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