Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Davisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Davisville
- 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 Davisville:
- 31.961264, -88.975886
- 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 Davisville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Davisville is near Clarke County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Davisville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Davisville.
Within Mississippi, the name Davisville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun 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 Alabama community of Davisville [Calhoun County].
- Macon County
- This Davisville is located in Macon County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the east of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Davisville.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Davisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Davisville.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Davisville is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Davisville.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Davisville is located in Crawford County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Davisville.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Davisville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Davisville.
- Merrimack County
- This Davisville is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Davisville.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Davisville is located in Burlington County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Davisville.
- Camden County
- This Davisville is located in Camden County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Davisville.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Davisville is located in Jackson County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davisville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Davisville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Davisville is located in Bucks County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Davisville.
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Davisville is located in Washington County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Davisville.
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Davisville is located in Angelina County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the west of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Davisville.
- Leon 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 Texas community of Davisville [Leon County].
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Davisville is located in Tucker County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Davisville.
- Wood County
- This Davisville is located in Wood County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Davisville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davisville ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Choctaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Goodwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Nancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Sandersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
How Far From Davisville 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 Davisville 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<5> community of Davisville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Davisville and extending to:
- Bay Springs, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Davisville to Bay Springs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Davisville 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. |
| <2> | 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- Davisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9613, Longitude: -88.9759 In this case, the coordinates for Davisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Davisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.869 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.457 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.467 degrees. |