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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 Popeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Popeville 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 Popeville:
- 30.955636, -89.958070
- 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 Popeville
- 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 Popeville ...
We found two communities that share the name Popeville.
Within Louisiana, the name Popeville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Popeville [Harlan County].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Popeville is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Popeville that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Popeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Popeville ...
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.
- Flowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Flowers is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Fords Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Creek
- Fords Creek is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Fordsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Marion County (MS)
- Hurricane Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
- Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in Washington Parish
- Lees Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mildred is located in Marion County (MS)
- Mitch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitch
- Mitch is located in Washington Parish
- Pickwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Washington Parish
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Marion County (MS)
- Spring Cottage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
- Twin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
How Far From Popeville 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 Popeville 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<4> community of Popeville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Popeville and extending to:
- Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Popeville to Franklinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Popeville 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 parish. 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. |
| <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- Popeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Popeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9556, Longitude: -89.9581 |
| <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> | 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 Popeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Popeville 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 315.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.898 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.023 degrees. |
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