Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knobtown:
  • 31.378228, -88.523356
  • 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 Knobtown

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Knobtown is near Wayne County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Knobtown

Communities Also Named Knobtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Knobtown.

Within Mississippi, the name Knobtown is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Knobtown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Jackson County
    • This Knobtown is located in Jackson County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Knobtown that is located in Greene County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Knobtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knobtown ...

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.

• Buckatunna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Buckatunna is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckatunna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckatunna <2>
• Clark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Four Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Point is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Point
• Fruitdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Jonathan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonathan is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
• Lucas Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
• Robinsons Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
• Sand Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Vinegar Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
• Yellow Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

How Far From Knobtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knobtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knobtown and extending to:

• Leakesville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Knobtown to Leakesville, with an average speed<3> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'