Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Site:
  • 34.559211, -88.409878
  • 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 New Site

• 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 Prentiss County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
  • Since New Site is near Tishomingo County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba 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 New Site

Communities Also Named New Site ...

We found one communities that are also named New Site.

Within Mississippi, the name New Site is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Tallapoosa County
    • This New Site is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Site that is located in Prentiss County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of New Site.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Site ...

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.

• Altitude
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altitude
  • From New Site to Altitude
• Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dennis
  • From New Site to Dennis
• Hazeldell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Hills Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Chapel is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel
• Kirkville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kirkville
  • From New Site to Kirkville
• Lake City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Pratts
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratts is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• Sandy Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Itawamba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Sunflower
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower

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

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

• Booneville, which is the Seat of Prentiss County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Site to Booneville, 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'