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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 Robinsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinsonville 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 Robinsonville:
    • 34.817321, -90.316209
    • 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 Robinsonville
  • 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 Tunica County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
    • Since Robinsonville is near DeSoto County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Robinsonville

Communities Also Named Robinsonville ...

We found six communities that are also named Robinsonville.

Within Mississippi, the name Robinsonville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Escambia County
      • This Robinsonville is located in Escambia County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Robinsonville.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Robinsonville is located in Sussex County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Robinsonville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Robinsonville is located in Bristol County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Robinsonville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Robinsonville lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Robinsonville is located in Grant County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Robinsonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Robinsonville is located in Bedford County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Robinsonville that is located in Tunica County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Robinsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinsonville ...

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.

  • Clack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clack is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack
  • Commerce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Commerce is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Commerce Landing is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
  • Council
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Council is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Cub Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
  • Eudora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Green River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green River is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Horseshoe Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Lost Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Lake is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Peters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Trinity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trinity is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robinsonville and extending to:

  • Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robinsonville to Tunica, with an average speed<2> 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinsonville) 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 Robinsonville 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 Robinsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8173, Longitude: -90.3162       In this case, the coordinates for Robinsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.934 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.501 degrees.