Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trotter Landing:
  • 34.543714, -90.533159
  • 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 Trotter Landing

• 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 Tunica County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
  • Since Trotter Landing is near Coahoma County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Trotter Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trotter Landing ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Eagle Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
• Eleanor ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 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 west)
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
• Helena Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena Crossing is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Crossing
• Holiday Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Mascot ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mascot is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Maud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maud is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Moon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trotter Landing and extending to:

• Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trotter Landing to Tunica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 804 miles [1,293.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'