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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Guntown

Communities Also Named Guntown ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • Tennessee
    • Hawkins County
    • This Guntown is located in Hawkins County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Guntown that is located in Lee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Guntown.

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)
  • Alpine is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Guntown to Alpine
• Bethany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Blair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blair is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Chapelville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chapelville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelville
• Frog Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frog Island is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
• Graves
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graves is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
• Jug Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jug Fork is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jug Fork
  • From Guntown to Jug Fork
• Pratts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratts is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• Unity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'