Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Francis Island Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Francis Island Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Francis Island Landing
- 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 Saint Francis Island Landing:
- 34.686767, -90.541215
- 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 Saint Francis Island Landing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tunica County
- Since Saint Francis Island Landing is near Lee County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Phillips 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Francis Island Landing ...
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.
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Dubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Tunica County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
- Eagle Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
- Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
- Fox Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
- Fox Island is located in Tunica County
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Holiday Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Peters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Red Oak Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Ferry
- Red Oak Ferry is located in Lee County (AR)
- Trotter Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trotter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Landing
- Trotter Landing is located in Tunica County
- True Love Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True Love Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Love Crossing
- True Love Crossing is located in Lee County (AR)
How Far From Saint Francis Island Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Francis Island Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint Francis Island Landing and extending to:
- Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Francis Island Landing to Tunica, with an average speed<4> 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 165 miles [265.5 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 800 miles [1,287.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Francis Island Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Saint Francis Island Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francis Island Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6868, Longitude: -90.5412 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Francis Island Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Saint Francis Island Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.215 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.623 degrees. |