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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 Perth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perth 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 Perth:
    • 31.659333, -90.867879
    • 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 Perth
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Perth is near Franklin County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah 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 Perth

Communities Also Named Perth ...

We found ten communities that are also named Perth.

Within Mississippi, the name Perth is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Perth is located in New Castle County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Perth.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Perth is located in Clay County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Perth.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner County
      • This Perth is located in Sumner County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Perth.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Perth is located in Blue Earth County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the north of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Perth.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This Perth is located in Pershing County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Perth.
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Perth is located in Fulton County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Perth.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Perth [Iredell County].
    • North Dakota
      • Towner County
      • This Perth is located in Towner County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towner County community of Perth.
    • Ontario
      • This Perth lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Perth is located in Halifax County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perth that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Perth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perth ...

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.

  • Bonus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bonus is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
  • Caseyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Dennis Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
  • Elmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Kirby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirby is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Malcolm ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Malcolm is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Meadville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Quentin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quentin is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin
  • Red Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Shucktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shucktown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown
  • Union Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Veto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
  • Violet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Violet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perth and extending to:

  • Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perth to Fayette, with an average speed<4> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Perth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Perth could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Perth 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 Perth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6593, Longitude: -90.8679       In this case, the coordinates for Perth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.997 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.727 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.277 degrees.