Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 KJirksey:
  • 34.512328, -90.175371
  • 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 KJirksey

• 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 KJirksey is near Tate County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for KJirksey

Curious and Interesting Names Near KJirksey ...

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.

• Cypress Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
• Delta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Goode
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goode is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
• Kings Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kings Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
• Longtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Longtown is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pink is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sarah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarah is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Savage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Savage is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Yellow Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in KJirksey and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from KJirksey to Batesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 786 miles [1,264.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'