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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 Mound City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mound City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mound City:
    • 33.779270, -90.917390
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mound City
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mound City ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Mound City.

There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Mound City.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Union County
      • This Mound City is located in Union County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mound City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Mound City is located in Crittenden County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Mound City.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mound City [San Bernardino County].
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Teller County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Mound City.
    • Illinois
      • Pulaski County
      • This Mound City is located in Pulaski County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mound City.
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mound City [Warren County].
    • Kansas
      • Linn County
      • This Mound City is located in Linn County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Mound City.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Mound City [Hennepin County].
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • This Mound City is located in Holt County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Mound City.
    • South Dakota
      • Campbell County
      • This Mound City is located in Campbell County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Mound City.
    • Texas
      • Anderson County
      • This Mound City is located in Anderson County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Mound City.
    • Utah
      • Wasatch County
      • This Mound City is located in Wasatch County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mound City that is located in Bolivar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasatch County community of Mound City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound City ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Bolivar County
  • Grapeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grapeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grapeland
    • From Mound City to Grapeland
  • Home Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Landing
    • Home Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Longshot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Merigold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
    • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <6>
  • Mound Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
    • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <6>
  • Napoleon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Napoleon
    • From Mound City to Napoleon
  • Rosedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mound City to Cleveland, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 110 miles [177 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 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mound City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Mound City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7793, Longitude: -90.9174    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mound City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mound City 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Mound City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.231 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.284 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.948 degrees.




 

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