Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Polkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Polkville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Polkville
- 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 Polkville:
- 32.190157, -89.692179
- 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 Polkville
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Polkville is near Scott County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Polkville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Polkville.
Within Mississippi, the name Polkville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- New Jersey
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Polkville is located in Chenango County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the northeast of the Polkville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Polkville.
- Cortland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Polkville [Cortland County].
- Onondaga County
- This Polkville is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the northeast of the Polkville that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Polkville.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Polkville ...
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.
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Rankin County
- Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Gunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Heater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hunter Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Scott County
- Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Kracker Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kracker Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kracker Station
- Kracker Station is located in Scott County
- Rufus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Wicker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Polkville 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 village such as Polkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Polkville and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Polkville to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Polkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Polkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1902, Longitude: -89.6922 In this case, the coordinates for Polkville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Polkville 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Polkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.327 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.019 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.715 degrees. |