Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Town Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Town Plaza and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Town Plaza
- 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 Town Plaza:
- 32.389311, -90.103697
- 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 Town Plaza
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since North Town Plaza is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 North Town Plaza ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
- Forest Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Harbourview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Highland Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Roses Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
- Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandalwood is located in Madison County
- Squirrel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Tavern Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
- Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
- Tidewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Timber Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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
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- Tougaloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tougaloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tougaloo
- Tougaloo is located in Hinds County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tougaloo <2>
- Treasure Cove
(2 miles [3.2 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Village Glen
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tougaloo
How Far From North Town Plaza 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 North Town Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Town Plaza and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Town Plaza 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 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Town Plaza. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Town Plaza) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Town Plaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3893, Longitude: -90.1037 In this case, the coordinates for North Town Plaza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Town Plaza 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 315.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.848 degrees. |