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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 Sledge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sledge 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 Sledge:
- 34.432407, -90.220119
- 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 Sledge
- 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 Quitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Since Sledge is near Panola County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Sledge
Communities Also Named Sledge ...
We found one communities that are also named Sledge.
Within Mississippi, the name Sledge is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Sledge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter 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 Alabama community of Sledge [Sumter County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sledge ...
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.
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darling is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Goode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Kings Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Corner is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Yellow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
How Far From Sledge 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 town such as Sledge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sledge and extending to:
- Marks, which is the Seat of Quitman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sledge to Marks, 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 146 miles [235 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 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 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 Sledge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sledge) 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 Sledge 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 Sledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4324, Longitude: -90.2201 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.845 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.533 degrees. |
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