Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Robertsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robertsville
- 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 Robertsville:
- 34.246772, -90.783994
- 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 Robertsville
- 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Since Robertsville is near Phillips County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Robertsville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Robertsville.
Within Mississippi, the name Robertsville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Robertsville is located in Conway County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Robertsville.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Robertsville.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Robertsville is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Robertsville.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Robertsville is located in Walker County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Robertsville.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Robertsville [Natchitoches Parish].
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Robertsville is located in Franklin County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Robertsville.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Robertsville is located in Monmouth County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Robertsville.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Robertsville is located in Stark County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Robertsville.
- Ontario
- This Robertsville lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Robertsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robertsville.
- South Carolina
- Hampton 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 South Carolina community of Robertsville [Hampton County].
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Robertsville is located in Anderson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robertsville that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Robertsville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertsville ...
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.
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fair Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Landing
- Fair Landing is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Hillhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hillhouse Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
- Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Hoop Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lake Charles Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
- Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Mary Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ratio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rescue Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
- Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Sunflower Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
How Far From Robertsville 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 Robertsville 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<4> community of Robertsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Robertsville and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robertsville to Clarksdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 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 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robertsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robertsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2468, Longitude: -90.7840 In this case, the coordinates for Robertsville 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 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 Robertsville 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Robertsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Robertsville 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 316.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.294 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.809 degrees. |