Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Juniper Grove:
  • 30.768151, -89.496945
  • 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 Juniper Grove

• 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
  • Since Juniper Grove is near Stone County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Juniper Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper Grove ...

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 ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Centre ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
• Crane Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek
• Derby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Derby is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Leetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Leetown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Poplarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
• Red Top
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Top is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Riceville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Riceville is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Sellers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellers is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Silver Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Texas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Juniper Grove and extending to:

• Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Juniper Grove to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'