Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Limerick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limerick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Limerick
- 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 Limerick:
- 32.755134, -90.562317
- 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 Limerick
- 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
- Since Limerick is near Sharkey County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Limerick ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Limerick.
Within Mississippi, the name Limerick is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Limerick lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Limerick that is located in Yazoo County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Limerick lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Limerick that is located in Yazoo County.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Limerick lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Limerick that is located in Yazoo County.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Limerick ...
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.
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Gassaway Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassaway Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Ferry
- Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo County
- George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Holly Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
- Horn Place Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Place Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
- Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Kansas Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Landing
- Kansas Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Spanish Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County
- Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Limerick 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 Limerick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Limerick and extending to:
- Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Limerick to Yazoo City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Limerick. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limerick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limerick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7551, Longitude: -90.5623 In this case, the coordinates for Limerick 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Limerick 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 Limerick 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 315.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.975 degrees. |