Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heater:
  • 32.058765, -89.639516
  • 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 Heater

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Heater is near Rankin County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Heater

Communities Also Named Heater ...

We found one communities that are also named Heater.

Within Mississippi, the name Heater is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Livingston County
    • This Heater is located in Livingston County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north of the Heater that is located in Smith County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Heater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heater ...

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.

• Burns
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Daniel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniel is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Everett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Everett is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Gunn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gunn is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
• Joe ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Joe is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
• Lemon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lemon is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
• Martinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinville is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Polkville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Polkville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
• Rufus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rufus is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
• Sand Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sand Point is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
• Shady Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Raleigh, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Heater to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'