Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pellez:
  • 33.477067, -89.381738
  • 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 Pellez

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Pellez is near Choctaw County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Pellez

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pellez ...

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.

• Bywy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bywy is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• French Camp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <1>
• Grady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grady is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Huntsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Minerva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Minerva is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Poplar Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sugar Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Wood Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pellez and extending to:

• Walthall, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pellez to Walthall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'