Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Junction
- 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 North Junction:
- 34.257050, -89.015340
- 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 North Junction
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since North Junction is near Union County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 North Junction ...
We found five communities that share the name North Junction.
Within Mississippi, the name North Junction is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Baca County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of North Junction [Baca County].
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of North Junction [Dubuque County].
- Manitoba
- This North Junction lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the North Junction that is located in Pontotoc County.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of North Junction [Washington County].
- Oregon
- Wasco County
- This North Junction is located in Wasco County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Junction that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of North Junction.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Junction ...
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.
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Endville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fawn Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Meadows
- Fawn Meadows is located in Pontotoc County
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pontotoc County
- Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Nixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Possum Trot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Pontotoc County
- Rough Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Pontotoc County
- Turnpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From North Junction 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 North Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Junction and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Junction to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 North Junction 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2571, Longitude: -89.0153 In this case, the coordinates for North Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.01 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.055 degrees. |