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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hesterville

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)
  • Center Point is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Earlyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Earlyville is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Marvins Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
• Pierces Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
• Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Possumneck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Possumneck
  • From Hesterville to Possumneck
• Rockport ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Rocky Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rocky Point
  • From Hesterville to Rocky Point
• Sand Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Unity ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hesterville to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'