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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 Knights Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knights Acres 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 Knights Acres:
- 34.378437, -88.688387
- 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 Knights Acres
- 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 Knights Acres is near Union County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba 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 Knights Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights Acres ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Chapelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapelville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelville
- Eggville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eggville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggville
- Flowerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Frog Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frog Island is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graves is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Guntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jug Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Priceville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Rebecca Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
- Skyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Terrace Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Tracewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Knights Acres 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 Knights Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knights Acres and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Knights Acres 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 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knights Acres) 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 Knights Acres 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 Knights Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3784, Longitude: -88.6884 In this case, the coordinates for Knights Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.884 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.893 degrees. |
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