Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Guntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guntown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Guntown
- 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 Guntown:
- 34.446640, -88.660753
- 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 Guntown
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Guntown is near Prentiss County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Guntown ...
We found one communities that share the name Guntown.
Within Mississippi, the name Guntown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Guntown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guntown ...
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.
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Chapelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelville
- Chapelville is located in Lee County
- Frog Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Lee County
- Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Jug Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Pratts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Guntown 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 town such as Guntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guntown and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guntown to Tupelo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guntown. 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 '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- Guntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4466, Longitude: -88.6608 |
| <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 Guntown 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 314.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.868 degrees. |