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33.722618, -89.513133
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We found nine communities that are also named Redding.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Redding.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Mississippi ...
Webster 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 Mississippi community of Redding [Webster County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson 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 Redding [Jefferson County].
Arkansas
Franklin County
This Redding is located in Franklin County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Redding.
California
Shasta County
This Redding is located in Shasta County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Redding.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Redding is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<2> to the northeast of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Redding.
Georgia
Houston County
This Redding is located in Houston County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Redding.
Indiana
Lawrence County
This Redding is located in Lawrence County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Redding.
Iowa
Ringgold County
This Redding is located in Ringgold County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ringgold County community of Redding.
Maine
Oxford County
This Redding is located in Oxford County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Redding that is located in Grenada County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Redding.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redding ...
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 community such as Redding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redding and extending to:
Grenada, which is the Seat of Grenada County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Redding to Grenada, with an average speed<4> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Redding 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>
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- Redding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Redding 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 Redding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7226, Longitude: -89.5131 In this case, the coordinates for Redding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.348 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.25 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.366 degrees.