Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plantersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plantersville
- 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 Plantersville:
- 32.883465, -91.777903
- 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 Plantersville
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since Plantersville is near Ashley County and also West Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- 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
Communities Also Named Plantersville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Plantersville.
Within Louisiana, the name Plantersville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Plantersville is located in Dallas County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Plantersville.
- Talladega County
- This Plantersville is located in Talladega County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Plantersville.
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Plantersville is located in Drew County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Plantersville.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Plantersville is located in Lee County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Plantersville.
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Plantersville [Noxubee County].
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Plantersville is located in Georgetown County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Plantersville.
- Texas
- Grimes County
- This Plantersville is located in Grimes County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Plantersville.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plantersville that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Plantersville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantersville ...
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.
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <4>
- Goodwill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Gulledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <4>
- Log Cabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Oak Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Plantersville 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 Plantersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Plantersville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantersville and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantersville to Bastrop, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plantersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8835, Longitude: -91.7779 In this case, the coordinates for Plantersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Plantersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Plantersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.462 degrees. |