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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 Rudyard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rudyard 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 Rudyard:
- 34.335107, -90.536767
- 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 Rudyard
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Since Rudyard is near Phillips County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Rudyard
Communities Also Named Rudyard ...
We found three communities that are also named Rudyard.
Within Mississippi, the name Rudyard is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- This Rudyard is located in Chippewa County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rudyard that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Rudyard.
- Montana
- Hill County
- This Rudyard is located in Hill County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rudyard that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Rudyard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rudyard ...
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.
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Eagles Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Friars Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Gerald ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King And Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
- Long Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Sessions
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sessions is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Sunday ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunday is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Rudyard 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 Rudyard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rudyard and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rudyard to Clarksdale, with an average speed<3> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). 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 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rudyard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rudyard 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 Rudyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3351, Longitude: -90.5368 In this case, the coordinates for Rudyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.037 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.132 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.686 degrees. |
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