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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:
    • 33.197346, -88.325035
    • 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
    • Since Plantersville is near Pickens County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 ...
    • Lee County
      • This Plantersville is located in Lee County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Plantersville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Plantersville is located in Dallas County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee 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 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Plantersville.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This community is historic<2> 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 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee 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 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee 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 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plantersville that is located in Noxubee 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.

  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crow is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Foxtrap ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
  • Grantsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Pickens Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Pickensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Pickensville Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
  • Prairie Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
  • Ravine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
  • X-Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • X-Prairie is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie

How Far From Plantersville 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 Plantersville 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 community of Plantersville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantersville and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantersville to Macon, 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plantersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<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: 33.1973, Longitude: -88.3250       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 314.576 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.285 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.977 degrees.