Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pinchback:
  • 33.277346, -90.193140
  • 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 Pinchback

• 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Pinchback is near Carroll County and also Leflore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore 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 Pinchback

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinchback ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Black Hawk is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Butler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Choctaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Holly Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Horseshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Marksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marksville is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Mayday
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayday is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
• Meeks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meeks is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oklahoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Seven Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Pines is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pinchback and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinchback to Lexington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,420 miles [11,941.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'