Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Piera:
  • 34.541770, -89.691752
  • 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 Piera

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Piera is near Panola County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Piera

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piera ...

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.

• Alesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
• Crossroad
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroad is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Free Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Free Springs is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs
• Galena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Galena is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Glenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glenville is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Hideaway Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
• Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Laws Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
• Orion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Rockhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockhill is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Woodlawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piera to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'