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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 Clarysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarysville 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 Clarysville:
    • 34.646207, -88.912065
    • 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 Clarysville
  • 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 Tippah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippah County
    • Since Clarysville is near Union County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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 Clarysville

Communities Also Named Clarysville ...

We found one communities that are also named Clarysville.

Within Mississippi, the name Clarysville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Clarysville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Clarysville is located in Allegany County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarysville that is located in Tippah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Clarysville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarysville ...

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.

  • Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Cotton Plant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Dry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dry Creek is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Halltown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Locust Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Tippah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Parks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parks is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pumpkin Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Shady Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Silver Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Union Hill is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Walnut Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Creek is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarysville and extending to:

  • Ripley, which is the Seat of Tippah County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clarysville to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clarysville 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 Clarysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6462, Longitude: -88.9121    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.04 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.02 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.933 degrees.