Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plantation
- 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 Plantation:
- 33.097351, -89.509241
- 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 Plantation
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Plantation is near Winston County and also Leake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- eBird sighting report for Leake 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 Plantation ...
We found eight communities that share the name Plantation.
Within Mississippi, the name Plantation is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Plantation [Sonoma County].
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Plantation is located in Broward County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Plantation.
- Monroe County
- This Plantation is located in Monroe County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the southeast of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Plantation.
- Sarasota County
- This Plantation is located in Sarasota County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the southeast of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Plantation.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Plantation is located in Will County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the north of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plantation.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Plantation is located in Jefferson County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plantation.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Plantation is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Plantation that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Plantation.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Plantation [Brazoria County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation ...
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.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Attala County
- Cowpen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
- Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
- Marvins Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pierces Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Attala County
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Attala County
How Far From Plantation 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 Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Plantation to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plantation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Plantation 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0974, Longitude: -89.5092 In this case, the coordinates for Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Plantation 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 315.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.104 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.48 degrees. |