Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Epley:
  • 31.376561, -89.511179
  • 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 Epley

• 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Since Epley is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Epley

Communities Also Named Epley ...

We found one communities that are also named Epley.

Within Mississippi, the name Epley is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Epley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Okanogan County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Epley [Okanogan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Epley ...

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.

• Bowie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bowie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Coral
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Coral is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hopewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Maybank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maybank is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
• Melba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rocky Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
• Tall Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

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

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

• Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Epley to Purvis, with an average speed<3> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 873 miles [1,405 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'