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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 State Levee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to State Levee 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 State Levee:
- 34.504826, -90.541770
- 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 State Levee
- 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 State Levee is near Tunica County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 State Levee
Curious and Interesting Names Near State Levee ...
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.
- Carter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carter is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
- Eleanor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helena Crossing is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Crossing
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Lake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Trotter Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trotter Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Landing
How Far From State Levee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as State Levee 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<2> community of State Levee once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in State Levee and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from State Levee to Clarksdale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 State Levee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- State Levee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 State Levee 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 State Levee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5048, Longitude: -90.5418 In this case, the coordinates for State Levee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.174 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.657 degrees. |
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