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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 Sturdivant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturdivant 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sturdivant
Communities Also Named Sturdivant ...
We found three communities that are also named Sturdivant.
Within Mississippi, the name Sturdivant is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located 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.
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)
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- James Minter Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- James Minter Ferry is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Minter Ferry
- Jarman Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarman Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarman Ferry
- Needmore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Promised Land ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Promised Land is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Ruby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sharkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Swan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Ferry is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Ferry
How Far From Sturdivant 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 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<3> 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<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 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<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- Sturdivant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sturdivant 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.69 degrees. |
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