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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 Norris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norris 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 Norris:
- 32.294035, -89.435900
- 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 Norris
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Norris is near Newton County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Norris
Communities Also Named Norris ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Norris.
Within Mississippi, the name Norris is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Norris is located in Hillsborough County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Norris.
- Georgia
- Warren County
- This Norris is located in Warren County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Norris.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Norris is located in Fulton County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Norris.
- White 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 Illinois community of Norris [White County].
- Indiana
- Washington 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 Indiana community of Norris [Washington County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk 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 Norris [Black Hawk County].
- Kansas
- Norris #
- 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 Norris.
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Norris [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Norris is located in Henry County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Norris.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Norris is located in Madison County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Norris.
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Norris [Watauga County].
- Ohio
- Miami 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 Norris [Miami County].
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Norris [Wood County].
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Norris is located in Latimer County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Norris.
- 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 Norris.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Norris [Philadelphia County].
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Norris is located in Pickens County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Norris.
- South Dakota
- Mellette County
- This Norris is located in Mellette County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the northwest of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mellette County community of Norris.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Norris is located in Anderson County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Norris.
- Johnson County
- This Norris is located in Johnson County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northeast of the Norris that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Norris.
- Texas
- Val Verde 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 Texas community of Norris [Val Verde County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norris ...
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.
- Dennis Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis Settlement is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Settlement
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunter Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Patrons Union ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrons Union is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrons Union
- Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wicker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wicker is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker
How Far From Norris 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 Norris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norris and extending to:
- Forest, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Norris to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,307 miles [8,540.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Norris) 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 Norris 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 Norris, 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 Norris 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 Norris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2940, Longitude: -89.4359 In this case, the coordinates for Norris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.862 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.593 degrees. |
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