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32.981396, -90.590453
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We found ten communities that are also named Louise.
Within Mississippi, the name Louise is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Crittenden County
This Louise is located in Crittenden County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Louise.
Florida
Alachua County
This Louise is located in Alachua County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Louise.
Georgia
Troup County
This Louise is located in Troup County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Louise.
Iowa
Black Hawk County
This Louise is located in Black Hawk County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the north of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Louise.
Kansas
Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Louise [Sedgwick County].
North Carolina
Catawba 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 North Carolina community of Louise [Catawba County].
Ontario
This Louise lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
Tennessee
Montgomery County
This Louise is located in Montgomery County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Louise.
Texas
Wharton County
This Louise is located in Wharton County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Louise.
West Virginia
Brooke County
This Louise is located in Brooke County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northeast of the Louise that is located in Humphreys County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Louise.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Louise ...
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.
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 town such as Louise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Louise and extending to:
Belzoni, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Louise to Belzoni, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two 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 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Louise) 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 Louise 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 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 Louise 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 Louise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9814, Longitude: -90.5905 In this case, the coordinates for Louise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.955 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.856 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.948 degrees.