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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 Quito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quito and the surrounding area.
- 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 Quito:
- 33.438732, -90.301196
- 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 Quito
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since Quito is near Holmes County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Quito
Communities Also Named Quito ...
We found seven communities that are also named Quito.
Within Mississippi, the name Quito is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Quito [Shelby County].
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Quito [Polk County].
- California
- San Joaquin 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 Quito [San Joaquin County].
- Santa Clara County
- This Quito is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Quito that is located in Leflore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Quito.
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Quito.
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Quito is located in Tipton County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<3> to the north of the Quito that is located in Leflore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Quito.
- Texas
- Ward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Quito [Ward County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quito ...
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.
- Craigside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craigside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigside
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Itta Bena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Mayday
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayday is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oklahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Pinchback
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinchback is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seven Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Shellmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Swiftown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftown
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Quito to ...
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 community such as Quito to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quito and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Quito to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Quito 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. |
| <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 Quito, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Quito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Quito 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 Quito. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4387, Longitude: -90.3012 In this case, the coordinates for Quito have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.754 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.748 degrees. |
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