Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rutherford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutherford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rutherford
- 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 Rutherford:
- 32.942353, -89.747303
- 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 Rutherford
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Rutherford is near Leake County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Rutherford ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Rutherford.
Within Mississippi, the name Rutherford is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Rutherford is located in Russell County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Rutherford.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Rutherford.
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Rutherford is located in Independence County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Rutherford.
- California
- Napa County
- This Rutherford is located in Napa County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Rutherford.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Rutherford is located in New Castle County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Rutherford.
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Rutherford [Oconee County].
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Rutherford is located in Champaign County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Rutherford.
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Rutherford is located in Harlan County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Rutherford.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Rutherford [Bergen County].
- Ontario
- This Rutherford lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Rutherford is located in Dauphin County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Rutherford.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Rutherford is located in Gibson County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Rutherford.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Rutherford is located in Fairfax County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rutherford.
- Rockingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rutherford [Rockingham County].
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Rutherford is located in Ritchie County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rutherford that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Rutherford.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutherford ...
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.
- Bowlin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Branchville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Attala County
- Earlyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
- Earlyville is located in Attala County
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
- Williams Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
- Williams Ferry is located in Attala County
How Far From Rutherford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rutherford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rutherford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rutherford and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rutherford to Kosciusko, with an average speed<6> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (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- Rutherford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutherford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9424, Longitude: -89.7473 In this case, the coordinates for Rutherford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rutherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Rutherford 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rutherford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.238 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.606 degrees. |