Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deasonville:
  • 32.792356, -90.092864
  • 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 Deasonville

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Deasonville is near Madison County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Deasonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deasonville ...

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.

• Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Ebenezer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Evans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Mill Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mill Town is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
• Milltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Nod
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nod is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
• Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oaks is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Pickens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <1>
• Pierce Crossroad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Crossroad is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossroad
• Scotland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Scotland Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland Fork is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Fork
• Woodlawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deasonville to Yazoo City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'