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 Tutwiler:
34.015578, -90.432546
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.
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:
We found one communities that share the name Tutwiler.
Within Mississippi, the name Tutwiler is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Tutwiler in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
This Tutwiler is located in Walker County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east of the Tutwiler that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Tutwiler.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tutwiler ...
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.
Africa ‑ Historic (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Tutwiler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tutwiler and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Tallahatchie County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tutwiler to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tutwiler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tutwiler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0156, Longitude: -90.4325
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Tutwiler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.946 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.984 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.70 degrees.