Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patosi:
  • 32.916519, -90.619539
  • 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 Patosi

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Patosi is near Humphreys County and also Sharkey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey 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 Patosi

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patosi ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Anchorage is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Big Eddy Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
• Chapel Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
• Craig
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Craig is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Gassaway Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Ferry
• George
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • George is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
• Holland Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
• Hollands ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollands is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
• Holly Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Louise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Louise is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Midnight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Midnight is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
  • Romeo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Romeo is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • White House Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Patosi and extending to:

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patosi to Yazoo City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'