Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Praise Acres:
  • 34.197330, -88.818944
  • 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 Praise Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Praise Acres ...

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.

• Cedar Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Fawn Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fawn Meadows is located in Pontotoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Meadows
• Flowerdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowerdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harrisburg Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
• Longview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Pontotoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Meadowview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Terrace Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrace Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
• Traceland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Traceland is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
• Tracewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tracewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Zion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion is located in Pontotoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Praise Acres to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'