Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Popetown:
  • 30.707136, -88.562521
  • 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 Popetown

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Popetown is near George County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Popetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Popetown ...

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.

• Big Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
• Dean Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean Landing is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
• Dickens Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
• Graham Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Ferry
• Holders Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Holly Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• Tanners Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
• Three Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
• Waters Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waters Landing is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Popetown and extending to:

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Popetown to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'