Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hesterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hesterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hesterville
- 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 Hesterville:
- 33.160648, -89.654353
- 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 Hesterville
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Hesterville is near Holmes County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hesterville ...
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.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Attala County
- Earlyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
- Earlyville is located in Attala County
- Marvins Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pierces Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
- Possumneck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Sand Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Attala County
- Unity ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Hesterville 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 Hesterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hesterville and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hesterville to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hesterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hesterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1606, Longitude: -89.6544 In this case, the coordinates for Hesterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hesterville 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 315.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.529 degrees. |