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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 Wilco Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilco 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 Wilco Estates:
- 34.748712, -89.982035
- 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 Wilco 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 DeSoto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- Since Wilco Estates is near Tate County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Wilco Estates
Communities Also Named Wilco Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Wilco Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Wilco Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Wilco Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Wilco Estates is located in Will County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilco Estates that is located in DeSoto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wilco Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilco 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.
- Cockrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Cub Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Deans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corner is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Love
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Love is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Robinson Gin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Gin is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Gin
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Wilco Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilco Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilco Estates and extending to:
- Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies just to the North.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wilco Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilco Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilco 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 Wilco Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7487, Longitude: -89.9820 In this case, the coordinates for Wilco Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.37 degrees. |
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