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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 Panola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panola 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 Panola:
- 32.950573, -88.269488
- 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 Panola
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Panola is near Pickens County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Panola
Communities Also Named Panola ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Panola.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Panola.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Crenshaw County
- This Panola is located in Crenshaw County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Panola.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Panola [Lonoke County].
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Panola is located in DeKalb County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Panola.
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- This Panola is located in Woodford County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Panola.
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Panola is located in Madison County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Panola.
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Panola is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Panola.
- Michigan
- Iron County
- This Panola is located in Iron County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the north of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Panola.
- Minnesota
- Chisago County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Chisago County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Panola.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Panola is located in Latimer County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Panola.
- South Carolina
- Clarendon County
- This Panola is located in Clarendon County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Panola.
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Panola [Greenwood County].
- Texas
- Panola County
- This Panola is located in Panola County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west of the Panola that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Panola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panola ...
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 Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lake is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dancy is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Foxtrap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
- Geiger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Stones Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry
How Far From Panola 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 Panola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panola and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Panola to Livingston, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Panola could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Panola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Panola 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 Panola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9506, Longitude: -88.2695 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.002 degrees. |
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