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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 Everett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Everett 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 Everett:
    • 32.027655, -89.822299
    • 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 Everett
  • 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
    • Since Everett is near Rankin County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Everett

Communities Also Named Everett ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Everett.

Within Mississippi, the name Everett is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne 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 Arkansas community of Everett [Cleburne County].
    • Colorado
      • Lake County
      • This Everett is located in Lake County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Everett.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Everett is located in Hillsborough County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Everett.
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Everett is located in Glynn County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the east of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Everett.
      • Thomas County
      • This Everett is located in Thomas County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east southeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Everett.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Everett is located in Lake County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the north of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Everett.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Everett [Woodson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Everett is located in Logan County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Everett.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Everett [Vernon Parish].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Everett is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Everett.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Everett [Menominee County].
    • Missouri
      • Boone 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 Missouri community of Everett [Boone County].
      • Cass County
      • This Everett is located in Cass County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Everett.
    • Nebraska
      • Dodge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Everett [Dodge County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Everett lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough 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 New Hampshire community of Everett [Hillsborough County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Everett is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Everett.
    • North Carolina
      • Martin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Everett [Martin County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Everett.
      • Summit County
      • This Everett is located in Summit County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Everett.
    • Ontario
      • This Everett lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Everett is located in Bedford County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Everett.
    • Texas
      • Oldham County
      • This Everett is located in Oldham County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Everett.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Everett is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Everett.
    • West Virginia
      • Tyler County
      • This Everett is located in Tyler County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Everett that is located in Simpson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Everett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Everett ...

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.

  • Daniel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniel is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Fink Bine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fink Bine is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Bine
  • Gum Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gum Springs is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Gunn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunn is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
  • Joe ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Joe is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
  • Johns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Johns is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
  • Martinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinville is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • Merit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Merit is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit
  • Sanatorium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
  • Zion Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Zion Hill is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

  • Mendenhall, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Everett to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Everett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Everett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Everett 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.
<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 Everett 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 Everett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0277, Longitude: -89.8223       In this case, the coordinates for Everett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.391 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.072 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.795 degrees.