Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wakeland:
  • 33.618730, -90.199529
  • 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 Wakeland

• 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
  • Since Wakeland is near Carroll County and also Grenada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grenada 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 Wakeland

Communities Also Named Wakeland ...

We found one communities that are also named Wakeland.

Within Mississippi, the name Wakeland is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Wakeland in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Morgan County
    • This Wakeland is located in Morgan County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wakeland that is located in Leflore County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wakeland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakeland ...

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.

• Bright Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bright Corner is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Corner
• Craigside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Craigside is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigside
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
• Money
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Money is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
• Ruby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ruby is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Sandy Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Shellmound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wakeland and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wakeland to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 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 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'