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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 Litton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Litton 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 Litton:
    • 33.645947, -90.837322
    • 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 Litton
  • 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 Litton is near Sunflower County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Litton

Communities Also Named Litton ...

We found one communities that are also named Litton.

Within Mississippi, the name Litton is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Litton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Litton is located in Bledsoe County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Litton that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Litton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Litton ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Christmas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
  • Dockery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dockery is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Forkland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Forkland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Gill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gill is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Grapeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Heads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Heads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
  • Helm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Helm is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
  • Lake Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
  • Longshot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
  • Mound City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Priscilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Priscilla is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
  • Roundaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
  • Stringtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Litton and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Litton to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Litton) 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 Litton 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 Litton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6459, Longitude: -90.8373       In this case, the coordinates for Litton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.169 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.194 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.938 degrees.