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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 Sessions, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sessions 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 Sessions:
- 34.341494, -90.631492
- 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 Sessions
- 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 Sessions 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 Sessions
Communities Also Named Sessions ...
We found one communities that are also named Sessions.
Within Mississippi, the name Sessions is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Sessions in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sessions that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Sessions.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sessions ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Eagles Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eleanor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Friars Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 northeast)
- Gerald is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- King And Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Long Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Lake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robertsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Sunday ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunday is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Sessions 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 Sessions to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sessions and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sessions 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 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sessions) 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 Sessions 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 Sessions. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3415, Longitude: -90.6315 In this case, the coordinates for Sessions have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.097 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.726 degrees. |
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