Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pyland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pyland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pyland
- 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 Pyland:
- 33.884002, -89.107565
- 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 Pyland
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Pyland is near Calhoun County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pyland ...
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.
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bacon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <2>
- Congress ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Dancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Fame
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Prospect ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Thorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Pyland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pyland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pyland and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the East.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pyland to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pyland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pyland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pyland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8840, Longitude: -89.1076 In this case, the coordinates for Pyland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pyland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.108 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.995 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.166 degrees. |