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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 Prairie Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairie Point 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 Prairie Point:
    • 33.147347, -88.393649
    • 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 Prairie Point
  • 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 Prairie Point 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 Prairie Point

Communities Also Named Prairie Point ...

We found two communities that are also named Prairie Point.

Within Mississippi, the name Prairie Point is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Cooke County
      • This Prairie Point is located in Cooke County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west of the Prairie Point that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Prairie Point.
      • Fannin County
      • This Prairie Point is located in Fannin County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the west of the Prairie Point that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Prairie Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Point ...

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 Lake ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Lake is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Deerbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Foxtrap ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
  • Grantsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Pickens Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Pickensville Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
  • Plantersville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Ravine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
  • X-Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • X-Prairie is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairie Point and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Point to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 118 miles [189.9 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 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Prairie Point 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 Prairie Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1473, Longitude: -88.3936       In this case, the coordinates for Prairie Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.614 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.322 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.015 degrees.