Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruslor Junction:
  • 34.957588, -88.527826
  • 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 Ruslor Junction

• 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 Alcorn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alcorn County
  • Since Ruslor Junction is near McNairy County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Ruslor Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruslor Junction ...

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.

• Biggersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Gift
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gift is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
• Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
• Gravel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Guys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Indian Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jonestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in McNairy County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore

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

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

• Corinth, which is the Seat of Alcorn County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruslor Junction to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'