Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shraderville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shraderville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shraderville

• 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 Shraderville:
  • 33.063736, -90.807321
  • 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 Shraderville

• 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 Sharkey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
  • Since Shraderville is near Hinds County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Shraderville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shraderville ...

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.

• Big Eddy Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
• Chapel Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
• Delta City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Delta City is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
• Grace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Holland Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
• Hollandale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hollandale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
• Hollands ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollands is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
• Murphy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Murphy Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Ferry is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ferry
• Panther Burn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
• Riverside Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
• White House Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shraderville and extending to:

• Rolling Fork, which is the Seat of Sharkey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shraderville to Rolling Fork, 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'