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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Linton:
    • 32.034316, -88.587538
    • 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 Linton
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Linton is near Choctaw County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Linton

Communities Also Named Linton ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Linton.

Within Mississippi, the name Linton is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Linton is located in Jefferson County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Linton.
    • Georgia
      • Hancock County
      • This Linton is located in Hancock County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Linton.
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Linton is located in Greene County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Linton.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Linton [Des Moines County].
    • Kansas
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Linton [Linn County].
    • Kentucky
      • Trigg County
      • This Linton is located in Trigg County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the north of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Linton.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Linton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Linton.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • This Linton is located in Emmons County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Linton.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Linton.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Linton [Jefferson County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Linton.
    • Quebec
      • This Linton lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Linton is located in Davidson County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Linton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Linton is located in Walworth County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the north of the Linton that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Linton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linton ...

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.

  • Brewer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brewer is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Chancellor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chancellor is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
  • Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek
  • De Soto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Evans Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Evans Ferry is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
  • Gin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gin is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
  • Horn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Horn is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
  • Junction City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Junction City is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Pierces Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierces Springs is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Springs
  • Pine Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Quitman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Threadville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Threadville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threadville

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

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

  • Quitman, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Linton to Jackson, with an average speed<5>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Linton 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Linton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0343, Longitude: -88.5875       In this case, the coordinates for Linton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.641 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.201 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.30 degrees.