Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Picayune, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Picayune and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Picayune
- 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 Picayune:
- 30.527918, -89.677701
- 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 Picayune
- 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- Since Picayune is near Hancock County and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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 Picayune ...
We found one communities that share the name Picayune.
Within Mississippi, the name Picayune is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Picayune in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Picayune ...
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.
- Audubon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Center ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Flat Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Industrial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Industrial is located in Pearl River County
- Leetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
- Porters River Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
- Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
How Far From Picayune 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 city such as Picayune to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Picayune and extending to:
- Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Picayune to Poplarville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Picayune: www.picayune.ms.us/
The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Picayune 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. |
| <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> | 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- Picayune) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picayune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5279, Longitude: -89.6777 In this case, the coordinates for Picayune have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Picayune 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 315.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.59 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.98 degrees. |