Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reedtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reedtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reedtown
- 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 Reedtown:
- 32.075987, -90.642877
- 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 Reedtown
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Reedtown is near Copiah County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Copiah County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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
Communities Also Named Reedtown ...
We found five communities that share the name Reedtown.
Within Mississippi, the name Reedtown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Reedtown is located in Northampton County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reedtown that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Reedtown.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Reedtown is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast of the Reedtown that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Reedtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reedtown ...
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.
- Carpenter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Dentville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Harperville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Harperville is located in Copiah County
- Hoodtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Learned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <4>
- Rocky Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Spring Plains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
- Willing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Reedtown 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 Reedtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reedtown and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reedtown to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reedtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reedtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reedtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0760, Longitude: -90.6429 In this case, the coordinates for Reedtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Reedtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reedtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.901 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.671 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.119 degrees. |