Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkinsville
- 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 Perkinsville:
- 33.101238, -88.863944
- 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 Perkinsville
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Perkinsville is near Noxubee County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- eBird sighting report for Kemper 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
Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Perkinsville.
Within Mississippi, the name Perkinsville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Perkinsville lies 3,781 miles [6,084.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Perkinsville is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Perkinsville.
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This Perkinsville is located in Madison County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perkinsville.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Perkinsville is located in Steuben County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Perkinsville.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Perkinsville is located in Burke County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Perkinsville.
- Watauga County
- This Perkinsville is located in Watauga County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Perkinsville.
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This Perkinsville is located in Washington County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perkinsville.
- Windsor County
- This Perkinsville is located in Windsor County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Perkinsville.
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Perkinsville is located in Goochland County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Perkinsville.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinsville ...
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.
- Claytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Deposit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Farewells ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
- Lynn Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- May Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
- May Spring is located in Noxubee County
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Triplets Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplets Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners
- Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
How Far From Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Perkinsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Perkinsville and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Perkinsville to Louisville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Perkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1012, Longitude: -88.8639 In this case, the coordinates for Perkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Perkinsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.645 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.215 degrees. |