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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 Laughlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laughlin 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 Laughlin:
- 33.718446, -90.797877
- 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 Laughlin
- 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 Bolivar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Since Laughlin is near Sunflower County and also Desha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Desha 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 Laughlin
Communities Also Named Laughlin ...
We found six communities that are also named Laughlin.
Within Mississippi, the name Laughlin is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Laughlin is located in Columbia County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west of the Laughlin that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Laughlin.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Laughlin is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laughlin that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Laughlin.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Laughlin is located in Clark County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the west of the Laughlin that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Laughlin.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Laughlin [Allegheny County].
- South Carolina
- Marion County
- This Laughlin is located in Marion County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east of the Laughlin that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Laughlin.
- Texas
- Val Verde County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Laughlin [Val Verde County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laughlin ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Christmas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Dockery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dockery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grapeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Longshot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Merigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
How Far From Laughlin 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 Laughlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laughlin and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Laughlin 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laughlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Laughlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laughlin 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 Laughlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7184, Longitude: -90.7979 In this case, the coordinates for Laughlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.908 degrees. |
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