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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 Malvina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Malvina 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 Malvina:
- 33.849555, -90.917327
- 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 Malvina
- 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 Malvina is near Desha County and also Arkansas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Desha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arkansas 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 Malvina
Communities Also Named Malvina ...
We found one communities that are also named Malvina.
Within Mississippi, the name Malvina is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Malvina in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Malvina lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malvina that is located in Bolivar County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Malvina ...
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.
- Christmas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Dennis Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
- Gill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Mason Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Merigold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Malvina 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 Malvina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Malvina and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Malvina to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malvina) 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 Malvina 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 Malvina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8496, Longitude: -90.9173 In this case, the coordinates for Malvina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.936 degrees. |
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