Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sturdivant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturdivant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sturdivant
- 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 Sturdivant:
- 33.829837, -90.329256
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sturdivant
- 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 Tallahatchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie County
- Since Sturdivant is near Leflore County and also Sunflower County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- eBird sighting report for Sunflower 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sturdivant ...
We found three communities that share the name Sturdivant.
Within Mississippi, the name Sturdivant is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Sturdivant is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sturdivant that is located in Tallahatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Sturdivant.
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sturdivant that is located in Tallahatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Sturdivant.
- Texas
- Palo Pinto County
- This Sturdivant is located in Palo Pinto County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sturdivant that is located in Tallahatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Pinto County community of Sturdivant.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturdivant ...
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.
- Drew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drew is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <2>
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - James Minter Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Minter Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Minter Ferry
- James Minter Ferry is located in Leflore County
- Jarman Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarman Ferry
- Jarman Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
- Needmore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Promised Land ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Sunflower County
- Ruby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Leflore County
- Sharkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Swan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Swan Lake Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Ferry
- Swan Lake Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
How Far From Sturdivant 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 Sturdivant 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<4> community of Sturdivant once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturdivant and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Tallahatchie County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sturdivant to Charleston, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sturdivant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturdivant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8298, Longitude: -90.3293 In this case, the coordinates for Sturdivant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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 Sturdivant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sturdivant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.866 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.69 degrees. |