Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lessley:
  • 31.161285, -91.429559
  • 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 Lessley

• 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Since Lessley is near Concordia Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Lessley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lessley ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Brake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
• Donegal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Donegal is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
• Glasscock ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasscock is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock
• Ireland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Laneheart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laneheart is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneheart
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Point Breeze
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Possum Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Possum Corner is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
• Retreat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Rosebank
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
• Union Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Point is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

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

• Woodville, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lessley to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'