Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poagville:
  • 34.683285, -89.862867
  • 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 Poagville

• 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 Tate County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
  • Since Poagville is near DeSoto County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Poagville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poagville ...

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.

• Cockrum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coldwater
  • From Poagville to Coldwater
• Crockett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crockett is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Crossroad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crossroad is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Glenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Hernando
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hernando
  • From Poagville to Hernando
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Lewisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Love
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Love is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Orion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Orion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Robinson Gin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Gin is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Gin
• Rockhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockhill is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Stonewall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poagville and extending to:

• Senatobia, which is the Seat of Tate County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Poagville to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'