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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plantersville:
    • 34.210280, -88.665454
    • 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 Plantersville
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Plantersville is near Itawamba County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Plantersville

Communities Also Named Plantersville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Plantersville.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Plantersville.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Noxubee County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Plantersville [Noxubee County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Plantersville is located in Dallas County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the southeast of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Plantersville.
      • Talladega County
      • This Plantersville is located in Talladega County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east southeast of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Plantersville.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Plantersville is located in Drew County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the west of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Plantersville.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Plantersville [Morehouse Parish].
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Plantersville is located in Georgetown County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Plantersville.
    • Texas
      • Grimes County
      • This Plantersville is located in Grimes County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Plantersville.
    • Virginia
      • Lunenburg County
      • This Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plantersville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Plantersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantersville ...

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.

  • Brewer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brewer is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Cedar Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Flowerdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flowerdale is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Harrisburg Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadowview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pinecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinecrest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Priceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Priceville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Rebecca Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
  • Skyline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Skyline is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Terrace Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Terrace Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Traceland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Traceland is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
    • Tracewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tracewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Wildwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantersville and extending to:

  • Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Plantersville to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Plantersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Plantersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Plantersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2103, Longitude: -88.6655       In this case, the coordinates for Plantersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.858 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.749 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.917 degrees.