Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Corner
- 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 Kings Corner:
- 34.496495, -90.057313
- 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 Kings Corner
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Since Kings Corner is near Tate County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tate County
- eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Kings Corner ...
We found six communities that share the name Kings Corner.
Within Mississippi, the name Kings Corner is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Kings Corner is located in Larimer County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Corner that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Kings Corner.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Kings Corner is located in Hartford County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Corner that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Kings Corner.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Kings Corner is located in Canyon County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Corner that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Kings Corner.
- Michigan
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kings Corner [Mason County].
- Montcalm County
- This Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Corner that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Kings Corner.
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Kings Corner is located in James City County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Corner that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Kings Corner.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Corner ...
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.
- Crockett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cypress Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
- Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Goode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Sarah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Yellow Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
- Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
How Far From Kings Corner 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 Kings Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Corner and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Corner to Batesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 151 miles [243 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 781 miles [1,256.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4965, Longitude: -90.0573 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kings Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Kings Corner 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 315.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.818 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.451 degrees. |