Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Runnelstown:
  • 31.375729, -89.111723
  • 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 Runnelstown

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Runnelstown is near Forrest County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Runnelstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Runnelstown ...

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.

• Carterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carterville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Dragon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dragon is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Four Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Points is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Good Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Goodluck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
• Harvey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harvey is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Indian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Springs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Leeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leeville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Monarch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Monarch is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Peoples Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Petal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• New Augusta, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Runnelstown to New Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,458 miles [12,002.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'