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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 Lee Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee 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 Lee Acres:
- 34.236774, -88.726442
- 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 Lee 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 Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres
Communities Also Named Lee Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Lee Acres.
Within Mississippi, the name Lee Acres is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lee Acres is located in Cook County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lee Acres that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lee Acres.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Lee Acres is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lee Acres that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Lee Acres.
- San Juan County
- This Lee Acres is located in San Juan County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the west northwest of the Lee Acres that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Lee Acres.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Lee Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lee Acres that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Lee Acres.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Lee Acres is located in Florence County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lee Acres that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Lee Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee 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.
- Cedar Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Flowerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harrisburg Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plantersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Rebecca Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
- Terrace Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Traceland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Traceland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
- Tracewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tracewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lee Acres and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lee Acres to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 723 miles [1,163.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lee Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lee 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 Lee Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2368, Longitude: -88.7264 In this case, the coordinates for Lee Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.898 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.938 degrees. |
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