Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Isola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Isola
- 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 Isola:
- 33.261951, -90.593071
- 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 Isola
- 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Since Isola is near Sunflower County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Isola ...
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.
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Castleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Four Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Heard Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Heard Ferry is located in Sunflower County
- Jaketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jaketown
- From Isola to Jaketown
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murphy
- From Isola to Murphy
- Murphy Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ferry
- Murphy Ferry is located in Humphreys County
- Pollock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Swiftown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Isola 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 Isola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Isola and extending to:
- Belzoni, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Isola to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Isola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Isola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2620, Longitude: -90.5931 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Isola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.925 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.901 degrees. |