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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 Stinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stinson 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 Stinson:
- 32.291255, -88.690878
- 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 Stinson
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Stinson is near Clarke County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Stinson
Communities Also Named Stinson ...
We found eight communities that are also named Stinson.
Within Mississippi, the name Stinson is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion County
- This Stinson is located in Marion County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Stinson.
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stinson [Meriwether County].
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Stinson is located in Carter County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Stinson.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Stinson is located in Lawrence County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stinson.
- Ontario
- This Stinson lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- This Stinson is located in Wythe County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Stinson.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Stinson is located in Calhoun County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stinson that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Stinson.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Stinson [Outagamie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stinson ...
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.
- Basic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Basic is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Bonita
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Complete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Complete is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
- Increase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Lost Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sable is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Wolf Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolf Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs
- Zero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zero is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Stinson 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 Stinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stinson and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the North.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stinson to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Stinson 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stinson 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 Stinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2913, Longitude: -88.6909 In this case, the coordinates for Stinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.335 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.295 degrees. |
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