Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mason Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mason Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mason Landing

• 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 Mason Landing:
  • 34.022052, -90.895939
  • 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 Mason Landing

• 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 Mason Landing is near Desha County and also Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Mason Landing

Communities Also Named Mason Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Mason Landing.

Within Mississippi, the name Mason Landing is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Worcester County
    • This Mason Landing is located in Worcester County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mason Landing that is located in Bolivar County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Mason Landing.
  • Yukon
    • This Mason Landing lies 2,689 miles [4,327.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mason Landing that is located in Bolivar County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason Landing ...

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.

• Dennis Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Francis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Hillhouse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
• Hillhouse Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
• Lake Charles Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
• Round Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
• Snow Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake

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

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

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mason Landing to Cleveland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 125 miles [201.2 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'