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

When in Needmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Needmore 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 Needmore:
    • 33.882337, -90.168977
    • 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 Needmore
  • 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 Needmore ...

We found 50 communities that share the name Needmore.

Within Mississippi, the name Needmore is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Needmore is located in Clay County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Needmore.
      • Cullman 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 Alabama community of Needmore [Cullman County].
      • Lauderdale County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lauderdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Needmore.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Needmore is located in Lawrence County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Needmore.
      • Marshall County
      • This Needmore is located in Marshall County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Needmore.
      • Pike County
      • This Needmore is located in Pike County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east southeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Needmore.
      • Winston County
      • This Needmore is located in Winston County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Needmore.
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • This Needmore is located in Izard County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Needmore.
      • Scott County
      • This Needmore is located in Scott County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the west northwest of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Needmore.
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • This Needmore is located in Columbia County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Needmore.
    • Georgia
      • Brantley County
      • This Needmore is located in Brantley County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Needmore.
      • Echols County
      • This Needmore is located in Echols County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east southeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Needmore.
    • Illinois
      • Clark 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 Illinois community of Needmore [Clark County].
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Needmore is located in Brown County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Needmore.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Needmore is located in Lawrence County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Needmore.
      • Vermillion County
      • This Needmore is located in Vermillion County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Needmore.
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard County
      • This Needmore is located in Ballard County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Needmore.
      • Boyle County
      • This Needmore is located in Boyle County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Needmore.
      • Butler County
      • This Needmore is located in Butler County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Needmore.
      • Caldwell County
      • This Needmore is located in Caldwell County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Needmore.
      • Floyd 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 Kentucky community of Needmore [Floyd County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Needmore is located in Lawrence County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Needmore.
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Needmore [Mason County].
      • Owen County
      • This Needmore is located in Owen County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Needmore.
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Needmore [Shelby County].
    • Michigan
      • Eaton County
      • This Needmore is located in Eaton County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Needmore.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This Needmore is located in Cedar County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northwest of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Needmore.
      • Dade County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Needmore.
      • Greene 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 Missouri community of Needmore [Greene County].
      • Sainte Genevieve County
      • This Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the north of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Needmore.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Needmore is located in Columbus County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Needmore.
      • Franklin County
      • This Needmore is located in Franklin County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Needmore.
      • Rowan County
      • This Needmore is located in Rowan County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Needmore.
      • Swain County
      • This Needmore is located in Swain County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swain County community of Needmore.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Needmore [Allen County].
      • Darke County
      • This Needmore is located in Darke County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Needmore.
      • Hocking County
      • This community is historic and although located in Hocking County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Needmore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Needmore is located in Cleveland County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Needmore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • This Needmore is located in Fulton County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Needmore.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Needmore is located in Hamblen County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Needmore.
      • Marshall County
      • This Needmore is located in Marshall County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Needmore.
      • Maury County
      • This Needmore is located in Maury County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Needmore.
      • McNairy County
      • This Needmore is located in McNairy County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Needmore.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Needmore is located in Montgomery County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Needmore.
    • Texas
      • Bailey County
      • This Needmore is located in Bailey County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Needmore.
      • Delta County
      • This Needmore is located in Delta County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the west of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Needmore.
      • San Augustine County
      • This Needmore is located in San Augustine County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southwest of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Needmore.
      • Terry County
      • This Needmore is located in Terry County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the west of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terry County community of Needmore.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Needmore is located in Wise County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Needmore.
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy County
      • This Needmore is located in Hardy County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Needmore that is located in Tallahatchie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Needmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Needmore ...

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.

  • Brazil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Effie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Effie is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Hugo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Jarman Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarman Ferry
    • Jarman Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Locopolis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locopolis
    • Locopolis is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Sharkey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharkey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
    • Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Swan Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Swan Lake Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Ferry
    • Swan Lake Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Turkey Foot Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
    • Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Needmore once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Needmore and extending to:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Tallahatchie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Needmore to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south (S). 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Needmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Needmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8823, Longitude: -90.1690       In this case, the coordinates for Needmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Needmore 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>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 Needmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<6>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 Needmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.769 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.761 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.613 degrees.









 

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