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 Whitehead:
33.848726, -90.298700
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 fifteen communities that share the name Whitehead.
Within Mississippi, the name Whitehead is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Whitehead is located in Lauderdale County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Whitehead.
Kansas
Doniphan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitehead [Doniphan County].
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Whitehead [Plymouth County].
New Brunswick
This Whitehead lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
New Jersey
Cumberland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Whitehead [Cumberland County].
Middlesex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Whitehead [Middlesex County].
North Carolina
Alleghany County
This Whitehead is located in Alleghany County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Whitehead.
Nova Scotia
This Whitehead lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
Oklahoma
Woodward County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Whitehead [Woodward County].
South Carolina
Kershaw County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Whitehead [Kershaw County].
Tennessee
Marshall County
This Whitehead is located in Marshall County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Whitehead.
Texas
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Whitehead [Cherokee County].
Hunt County
This Whitehead is located in Hunt County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Whitehead.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Whitehead is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitehead that is located in Tallahatchie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Whitehead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehead ...
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.
Effie (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Whitehead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitehead and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Tallahatchie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehead to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Whitehead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8487, Longitude: -90.2987 In this case, the coordinates for Whitehead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Whitehead could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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.
<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 Whitehead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.848 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.848 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.674 degrees.