Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Potlockney:
  • 34.175109, -89.373688
  • 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 Potlockney

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Potlockney is near Calhoun County and also Pontotoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc 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 Potlockney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potlockney ...

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.

• Bruce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <1>
• Cornish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Denmark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Denmark is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Dogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Hebron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Pontotoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Palestine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Palestine is located in Yalobusha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Paris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paris is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Rolling Woods
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Woods is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
• Union Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Hall is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall

How Far From Potlockney to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Potlockney to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Potlockney to Oxford, 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'