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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 Shake Rag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shake Rag and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shake Rag:
    • 34.002055, -88.825054
    • 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 Shake Rag
  • 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
    • Since Shake Rag is near Lee County and also Pontotoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc 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 Shake Rag

Communities Also Named Shake Rag ...

We found five communities that are also named Shake Rag.

Within Mississippi, the name Shake Rag is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Shake Rag [Van Buren County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Shake Rag is located in Fayette County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the east of the Shake Rag that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shake Rag.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east of the Shake Rag that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Shake Rag.
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Shake Rag.
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • This Shake Rag is located in Marion County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Shake Rag that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Shake Rag.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shake Rag ...

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.

  • Bacon ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bacon is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
  • Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Goodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
  • Goose Pond ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Pond is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
  • Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Jolly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jolly is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
  • Pikeville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pikeville is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Poplar Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge

How Far From Shake Rag 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 Shake Rag to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Shake Rag once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shake Rag and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shake Rag to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shake Rag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shake Rag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Shake Rag 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 Shake Rag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0021, Longitude: -88.8251       In this case, the coordinates for Shake Rag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.818 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.025 degrees.