Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gallatin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallatin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gallatin
- 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 Gallatin:
- 31.850717, -90.453705
- 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 Gallatin
- 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 Copiah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Copiah County
- Since Gallatin is near Lincoln County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Gallatin ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Gallatin.
Within Mississippi, the name Gallatin is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gallatin.
- Daviess County
- This Gallatin is located in Daviess County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gallatin that is located in Copiah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Gallatin.
- Montana
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Gallatin is located in Allegheny County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gallatin that is located in Copiah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Gallatin.
- Fayette County
- This Gallatin is located in Fayette County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the northeast of the Gallatin that is located in Copiah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gallatin.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallatin ...
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.
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Crystal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <5>
- Dentville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Harperville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Harperville is located in Copiah County
- Hoodtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- New Sight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Ruby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Copiah County
- Stronghope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope
- Stronghope is located in Copiah County
- Willing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gallatin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gallatin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gallatin and extending to:
- Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Gallatin to Jackson, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 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 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gallatin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gallatin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gallatin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8507, Longitude: -90.4537 In this case, the coordinates for Gallatin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Gallatin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gallatin 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Gallatin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.761 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.479 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.079 degrees. |