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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Okolona:
34.004867, -88.753026
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.
We found five communities that are also named Okolona.
Within Mississippi, the name Okolona is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Clark County
This Okolona is located in Clark County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Okolona that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Okolona.
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Okolona is located in Jefferson County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Okolona that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Okolona.
Ohio
Henry County
This Okolona is located in Henry County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Okolona that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Okolona.
Tennessee
Carter County
This Okolona is located in Carter County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Okolona that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Okolona.
Hawkins County
This Okolona is located in Hawkins County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east northeast of the Okolona that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Okolona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Okolona ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Okolona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Okolona and extending to:
Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Okolona to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Okolona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Okolona 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 Okolona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0049, Longitude: -88.7530
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.898 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.767 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.995 degrees.