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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Big Eddy Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
- Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Chapel Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
- Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gassaway Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassaway Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Ferry
- Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo County
- George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Holland Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
- Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Hollands ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Holly Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Midnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Humphreys County
- White House Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Lake City
How Far From Patosi 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 Patosi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patosi and extending to:
- Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patosi to Yazoo City, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patosi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Patosi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patosi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9165, Longitude: -90.6195 In this case, the coordinates for Patosi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Patosi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.967 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.971 degrees. |