Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scotland Fork:
  • 32.713192, -90.223977
  • 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 Scotland Fork

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Scotland Fork is near Madison County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Scotland Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotland Fork ...

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.

• Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Evans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Evans is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Little Yazoo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Yazoo is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Yazoo
• Nod
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nod is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
• Plumville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumville is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
• Roadside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Roadside is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Scotland
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Stokes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stokes is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Scotland Fork to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scotland Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scotland Fork to Yazoo City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'