Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White House 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 White House Landing:
  • 32.933739, -90.760375
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White House 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 Sharkey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
  • Since White House Landing is near Yazoo County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named White House Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name White House Landing.

Within Mississippi, the name White House Landing is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named White House Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Delaware
    • Kent County
    • This White House Landing is located in Kent County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White House Landing that is located in Sharkey County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of White House Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White House 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.

• Anchorage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Anchorage is located in Humphreys County
• Big Eddy Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
  • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
• Chapel Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
  • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
• Choctaw Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
  • Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
• George
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Yazoo County
• Holland Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
  • Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
• Hollands ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
  • Hollands is located in Sharkey County
• Holly Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
  • Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
• Riverside Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
  • Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
• Rolling Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <3>

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

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

• Rolling Fork, which is the Seat of Sharkey County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from White House Landing to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White House Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/