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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kansas Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kansas Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kansas Landing:
    • 32.747355, -90.712597
    • 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 Kansas Landing
  • 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 Kansas Landing ...

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.

  • Choctaw Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
    • Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Eldorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Warren County
  • Enola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Yazoo County
  • George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • George is located in Yazoo County
  • Holly Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
    • Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
  • Horn Place Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Place Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
    • Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
  • Limerick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Yazoo County
  • Little Sunflower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sunflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
    • Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
  • Spanish Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County
  • Valley Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Valley Park is located in Issaquena County

How Far From Kansas Landing 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 Kansas Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kansas Landing and extending to:

  • Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kansas Landing to Yazoo City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kansas Landing. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kansas Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kansas Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7474, Longitude: -90.7126       In this case, the coordinates for Kansas Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kansas Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.01 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.038 degrees.









 

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