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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 Water Valley Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Water Valley Landing 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 Water Valley Landing:
- 34.149277, -89.773422
- 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 Water Valley 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 Yalobusha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yalobusha County
- Since Water Valley Landing is near Panola County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Water Valley Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Valley 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.
- Bruce Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bruce Junction is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Junction
- Camp Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Ground is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Splinter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Splinter is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splinter
- Union Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Hall is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Water Valley Landing 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 Water Valley 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 Water Valley Landing and extending to:
- Water Valley, which is the Seat of Yalobusha County, lies just to the East.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Water Valley Landing to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Water Valley Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Water Valley Landing 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 Water Valley Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1493, Longitude: -89.7734 In this case, the coordinates for Water Valley Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.396 degrees. |
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