Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pikeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pikeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pikeville
- 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 Pikeville:
- 33.895114, -88.773663
- 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 Pikeville
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Pikeville is near Holmes County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Pikeville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Pikeville.
Within Mississippi, the name Pikeville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Pikeville is located in Jackson County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pikeville that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pikeville.
- Marion County
- This Pikeville is located in Marion County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast of the Pikeville that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pikeville.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pikeville ...
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.
- Bacon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
- Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Goose Pond ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
- Goose Pond is located in Monroe County
- Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
- Jolly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
- Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
- Prospect ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Tranquil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Pikeville 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 Pikeville 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<3> community of Pikeville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pikeville and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pikeville to Houston, 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pikeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pikeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8951, Longitude: -88.7737 In this case, the coordinates for Pikeville 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> | 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 Pikeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pikeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.025 degrees. |