Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Luckney:
  • 32.341534, -90.075641
  • 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 Luckney

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luckney ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
• Crossgates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Crossgates is located in Rankin County
• Forest Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
  • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
• Grove Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Grove Park is located in Rankin County
• Harbourview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbourview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
  • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
• Hickory Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
  • Hickory Glen is located in Rankin County
• Highland Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
• Hunters Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Hunters Woods is located in Rankin County
• Kings Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
  • Kings Heights is located in Rankin County
• Lakeshore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
• Millrun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millrun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
  • Millrun is located in Rankin County
• Paradise Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
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  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <2>
  • Randall Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Place
    • Randall Place is located in Rankin County
  • Rolling Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
  • Skyway Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Hills
    • Skyway Hills is located in Rankin County
  • Squirrel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
  • Summerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Summerwood is located in Rankin County
  • Sunrise Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
    • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Terrapin Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrapin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Hill
    • Terrapin Hill is located in Rankin County
  • Timber Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
    • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
  • Treasure Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
    • Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
  • Turtle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
  • Value
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Value have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Value
    • Value is located in Rankin County
  • Village Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
    • Village Glen is located in Madison County
  • Village Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Village Square is located in Madison County
  • Waterwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
    • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
  • Woodlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Woodlake is located in Rankin County

How Far From Luckney to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Luckney and extending to:

• Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Luckney to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 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 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Luckney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/