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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 Schlater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schlater 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 Schlater:
- 33.640783, -90.348659
- 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 Schlater
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since Schlater is near Sunflower County and also Tallahatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie 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 Schlater
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schlater ...
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.
- Craigside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craigside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigside
- James Minter Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- James Minter Ferry is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Minter Ferry
- McNutt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Money
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Shellmound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Schlater 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 town such as Schlater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schlater and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schlater to Greenwood, with an average speed<2> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 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 from Point A (ie- Schlater) 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 Schlater 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 Schlater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6408, Longitude: -90.3487 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.862 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.836 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.732 degrees. |
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