Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marksville
- 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 Marksville:
- 33.309290, -90.280362
- 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 Marksville
- 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Marksville is near Leflore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Marksville ...
We found three communities that share the name Marksville.
Within Mississippi, the name Marksville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marksville that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Marksville.
- South Dakota
- Dewey County
- This Marksville is located in Dewey County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marksville that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Marksville.
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Marksville is located in Page County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marksville that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Marksville.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marksville ...
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.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Choctaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Horseshoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mayday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Meeks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pinchback
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Swiftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Marksville 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 Marksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marksville and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marksville to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marksville. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3093, Longitude: -90.2804 In this case, the coordinates for Marksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Marksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.762 degrees. |