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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 Emory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory 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 Emory:
    • 33.252626, -89.923973
    • 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 Emory
  • 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Since Emory is near Carroll County and also Attala 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 Attala 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 Emory

Communities Also Named Emory ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Emory.

Within Mississippi, the name Emory is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This Emory is located in Choctaw County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Emory.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Emory is located in DeKalb County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Emory.
    • Kansas
      • Kearny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emory [Kearny County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Emory [Caldwell Parish].
    • Montana
      • Golden Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Emory [Golden Valley County].
    • South Carolina
      • Saluda County
      • This Emory is located in Saluda County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Emory.
    • Tennessee
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Emory [Morgan County].
    • Texas
      • Rains County
      • This Emory is located in Rains County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Emory.
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This Emory is located in Summit County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Emory.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Emory is located in Washington County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emory that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emory.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Emory [Mineral County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory ...

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.

  • Black Hawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Hawk is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Bowling Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bowling Green is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Gravel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Oregon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oregon is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Poplar Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Possumneck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Seven Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Pines is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Shady Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Unity ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Unity is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

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

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Emory to Lexington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Emory 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.
<3>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 Emory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Emory 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 Emory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2526, Longitude: -89.9240       In this case, the coordinates for Emory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.438 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.624 degrees.