Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stokely:
  • 34.265661, -90.720382
  • 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 Stokely

• 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 Stokely is near Phillips County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Stokely

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokely ...

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.

• Beverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Bobo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Fair Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fair Landing is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Landing
• Friars Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Green Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Hoop Spur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoop Spur is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop Spur
• King And Anderson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
• Rescue Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
• Robertsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robertsville is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Sessions
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sessions is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
• Sunflower Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
• Walnut Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stokely and extending to:

• Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stokely to Clarksdale, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'