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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Australia Landing:
    • 34.065663, -90.877883
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Australia Landing
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Australia 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.

  • Dennis Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
    • Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Bolivar County
  • Francis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Bolivar County
  • Hillhouse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
    • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Hillhouse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
    • Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Lake Charles Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
    • Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
  • Mason Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
    • Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County
  • Round Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Australia Landing to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Australia Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Australia Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Australia Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0657, Longitude: -90.8779       In this case, the coordinates for Australia Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Australia Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.231 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.321 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.881 degrees.









 

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