Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lar-Eli-Do, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lar-Eli-Do and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lar-Eli-Do

• 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 Lar-Eli-Do:
  • 34.265384, -88.739776
  • 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 Lar-Eli-Do

• 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 Lar-Eli-Do is near Pontotoc County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc 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 Lar-Eli-Do

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lar-Eli-Do ...

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.

• Flowerdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flowerdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harrisburg Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadowview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Terrace Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Terrace Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
• Traceland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Traceland is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
• Tracewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tracewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Lar-Eli-Do 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 community such as Lar-Eli-Do to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lar-Eli-Do and extending to:

• Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lar-Eli-Do 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'