Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Forked Deer 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 Lower Forked Deer Landing:
  • 35.780633, -89.755636
  • 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 Lower Forked Deer 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Since Lower Forked Deer Landing is near Mississippi County and also Tipton 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 Tipton 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 Lower Forked Deer Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Forked Deer 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.

• Cherry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherry is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Clear Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Daniels Point Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Golddust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
• Lightfoot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
• Olive Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Promised Land
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Promised Land is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Three Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Point is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
• Tomato
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato

How Far From Lower Forked Deer Landing 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 community such as Lower Forked Deer 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 Lower Forked Deer Landing and extending to:

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Forked Deer Landing to Ripley, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'