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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 Palmetto Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates:
- 34.200941, -88.775887
- 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 Palmetto Estates
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Palmetto Estates is near Pontotoc County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Palmetto Estates
Communities Also Named Palmetto Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Palmetto Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Palmetto Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Palmetto Estates is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Palmetto Estates.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Palmetto Estates is located in Beaufort County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Palmetto Estates.
- Florence County
- This Palmetto Estates is located in Florence County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Palmetto Estates.
- Spartanburg County
- This Palmetto Estates is located in Spartanburg County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east of the Palmetto Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Palmetto Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Estates ...
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.
- Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Cedar Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Fawn Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Meadows is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Meadows
- Flowerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harrisburg Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terrace Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Traceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Traceland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
- Tracewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tracewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmetto Estates and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Palmetto Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 726 miles [1,168.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmetto Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Palmetto Estates 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 Palmetto Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2009, Longitude: -88.7759 In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.926 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.965 degrees. |
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