Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fruitland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitland Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fruitland Park
- 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 Fruitland Park:
- 30.916020, -89.171165
- 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 Fruitland Park
- 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Since Fruitland Park is near Stone County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Communities Also Named Fruitland Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Fruitland Park.
Within Mississippi, the name Fruitland Park is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Fruitland Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Fruitland Park is located in Lake County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fruitland Park that is located in Forrest County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Fruitland Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitland Park ...
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.
- Big Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Bond
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - India
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Janice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Maxie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Fruitland Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fruitland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitland Park and extending to:
- Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fruitland Park to Hattiesburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 879 miles [1,414.6 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 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fruitland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fruitland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fruitland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9160, Longitude: -89.1712 In this case, the coordinates for Fruitland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fruitland Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.722 degrees. |