Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lingle:
  • 32.195705, -89.577293
  • 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 Lingle

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Lingle is near Scott County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Lingle

Communities Also Named Lingle ...

We found one communities that are also named Lingle.

Within Mississippi, the name Lingle is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wyoming
    • Goshen County
    • This Lingle is located in Goshen County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lingle that is located in Smith County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Lingle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lingle ...

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.

• Burns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Frogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frogtown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Homewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Hunter Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Kracker Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kracker Station is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kracker Station
• Lemon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemon is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
• Polkville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Polkville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
• Stage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stage is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage
• Wicker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wicker is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker

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

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

• Raleigh, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lingle to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'