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34.400106, -89.497303
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We found one communities that share the name Woodland Hills Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Woodland Hills Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Woodland Hills Estates in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Utah
Davis County
This Woodland Hills Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills Estates that is located in Lafayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Woodland Hills Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Hills 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.
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 Woodland Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Hills Estates and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodland Hills Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Hills Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4001, Longitude: -89.4973 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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.
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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 Woodland Hills Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.389 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.39 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.23 degrees.