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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Waterfront Estates.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waterfront Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterfront Estates 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 Waterfront Estates:
- 33.501511, -88.941725<1>
- 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 Waterfront Estates
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Waterfront Estates is near Clay County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Waterfront Estates
Communities Also Named Waterfront Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterfront Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Waterfront Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Waterfront Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Waterfront Estates, Hillsborough County
- This Waterfront Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the southeast of the Waterfront Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Waterfront Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterfront Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Heights is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Oaks is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Self Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Self Creek is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is also located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Waterfront Estates 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 included the distance from a community such as Waterfront Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterfront Estates and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Waterfront Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Waterfront Estates:
Decimal: 33.50151, -88.941725
DDMMSS: 33° 30' 5", -88° 56' 30" |
| <2> | 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- Waterfront Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Waterfront Estates 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 Waterfront Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5015, Longitude: -88.9417 In this case, the coordinates for Waterfront Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.791 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.171 degrees. |
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