Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mound 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 Mound Landing:
  • 33.608067, -91.126560
  • 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 Mound 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 Mound Landing is near Desha County and also Washington 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 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 Mound Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound 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.

• Catfish Point Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Catfish Point Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Point Landing
• Forkland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forkland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
• Grapeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grapeland
  • From Mound Landing to Grapeland
• Home Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Home Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Landing
• Hunt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Lake Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
• Point Comfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Point Comfort is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
• Priscilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Priscilla is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Winterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mound Landing and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mound Landing to Cleveland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'