Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Craigside

• 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 Craigside:
  • 33.588730, -90.193696
  • 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 Craigside

• 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
  • Since Craigside is near Carroll County and also Grenada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grenada 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 Craigside

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craigside ...

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.

• Bright Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bright Corner is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Corner
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Itta Bena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <1>
• McNutt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McNutt is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Money
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Money is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
• Rising Sun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Ruby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ruby is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Sandy Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Shellmound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Valley Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Craigside to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'