Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howards Landing:
  • 35.509804, -90.010089
  • 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 Howards Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howards Landing ...

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.

• Black Cat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Black Cat is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cat
• Butler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Deans Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
• Driver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
• Golden Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
• Jamestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Joiner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Marie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
• Pecan Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
• Peckerwood Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peckerwood Point is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Point
• Randolph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Towering Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Towering Heights is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Howards Landing and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Tipton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Howards Landing to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'