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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 Tupelo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tupelo 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 Tupelo:
- 34.602444, -96.420395
- 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 Tupelo
- 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 Coal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coal County
- Since Tupelo is near Pontotoc County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 Tupelo
Communities Also Named Tupelo ...
We found four communities that are also named Tupelo.
Within Oklahoma, the name Tupelo is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Tupelo is located in Jackson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east of the Tupelo that is located in Coal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Tupelo.
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Tupelo is located in Jackson County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tupelo that is located in Coal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Tupelo.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Tupelo is located in Lee County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east of the Tupelo that is located in Coal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Tupelo.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Tupelo is located in Navarro County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south of the Tupelo that is located in Coal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Tupelo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tupelo ...
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.
- Bromide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bromide Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bromide Junction is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide Junction
- Coil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coil is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Franks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Jaydee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jaydee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaydee
- Jesse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Leader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leader is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
How Far From Tupelo 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 include the distance from a city such as Tupelo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tupelo and extending to:
- Coalgate, which is the Seat of Coal County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tupelo to Coalgate, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tupelo) 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 Tupelo 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 Tupelo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6024, Longitude: -96.4204 In this case, the coordinates for Tupelo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.266 degrees. |
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