Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Furry:
  • 33.520396, -90.529810
  • 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 Furry

• 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 Sunflower County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
  • Since Furry is near Leflore County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Furry

Communities Also Named Furry ...

We found one communities that are also named Furry.

Within Mississippi, the name Furry is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Crawford County
    • This Furry is located in Crawford County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Furry that is located in Sunflower County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Furry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Furry ...

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.

• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blaine is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Cottondale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottondale is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Heard Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Heard Ferry is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
• Heathman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
• Itta Bena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <2>
• McNutt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Moorhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
• Pollock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pollock is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
• Quiver ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
• Roundaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
• Sunflower
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people

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

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

• Indianola, which is the Seat of Sunflower County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Furry to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'