Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Heloise

• 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 Heloise:
  • 36.050627, -89.675635
  • 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 Heloise

• 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Since Heloise is near Pemiscot County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Heloise

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heloise ...

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.

• Big Boy Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
• Blazer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Chic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chic is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
• Cooter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
• Cottonwood Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Holland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Indian Mound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• Michell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Michell is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
• Richwoods
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Shade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shade is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Stinger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stinger is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
• Tiger Tail
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heloise and extending to:

• Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Heloise to Dyersburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'