Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joplin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joplin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joplin
- 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 Joplin:
- 33.031241, -89.465351
- 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 Joplin
- 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 Joplin is near Leake County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- eBird sighting report for Winston 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
Communities Also Named Joplin ...
We found seven communities that share the name Joplin.
Within Mississippi, the name Joplin is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joplin ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cowpen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Edgefield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Marvins Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Attala County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Attala County
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Attala County
- Vowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
How Far From Joplin 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 Joplin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Joplin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Joplin and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Joplin to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 803 miles [1,292.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Joplin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joplin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0312, Longitude: -89.4654 In this case, the coordinates for Joplin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joplin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Joplin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.474 degrees. |