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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Horatio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horatio and the surrounding area.
- 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 Horatio:
- 34.437885, -90.055647
- 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 Horatio
- 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Since Horatio is near Quitman County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Horatio
Communities Also Named Horatio ...
We found four communities that are also named Horatio.
Within Mississippi, the name Horatio is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Horatio is located in Sevier County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west of the Horatio that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Horatio.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Horatio is located in Darke County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Horatio that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Horatio.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Horatio is located in Jefferson County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northeast of the Horatio that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Horatio.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Horatio is located in Sumter County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east of the Horatio that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Horatio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horatio ...
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.
- Bobo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Chapeltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Cypress Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Goode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Hideaway Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Kings Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Corner is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Longtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sarah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Yellow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
How Far From Horatio 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 Horatio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horatio and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horatio to Batesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horatio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Horatio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horatio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4379, Longitude: -90.0556 In this case, the coordinates for Horatio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.742 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.804 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.461 degrees. |
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