Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Endville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Endville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Endville
- 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 Endville:
- 34.322327, -88.883114
- 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 Endville
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since Endville is near Lee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Endville ...
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.
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Fawn Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Meadows
- Fawn Meadows is located in Pontotoc County
- Flowerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pontotoc County
- Frog Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Lee County
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Jug Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - New Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Union County
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- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Pontotoc County
- Rough Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
- Tracewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nixon
How Far From Endville 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 Endville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Endville and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Endville to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Endville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Endville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Endville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3223, Longitude: -88.8831 In this case, the coordinates for Endville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Endville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.001 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.986 degrees. |