Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shackleford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shackleford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shackleford
- 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 Shackleford:
- 33.147349, -90.236475
- 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 Shackleford
- 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Shackleford is near Humphreys County and also Leflore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Leflore 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
Communities Also Named Shackleford ...
We found three communities that share the name Shackleford.
Within Mississippi, the name Shackleford is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Shackleford [Escambia County].
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Shackleford [Bath County].
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Shackleford is located in Saline County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Shackleford that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Shackleford.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shackleford ...
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.
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Blissdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Eulogy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Honey Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Island
- Honey Island is located in Humphreys County
- Horseshoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
How Far From Shackleford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shackleford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shackleford and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shackleford to Lexington, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shackleford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shackleford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shackleford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shackleford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1473, Longitude: -90.2365 In this case, the coordinates for Shackleford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Shackleford 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 315.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.772 degrees. |