Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Searcy Town:
  • 34.817591, -88.493660
  • 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 Searcy Town

• 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 Searcy Town is near Prentiss County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Searcy Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Searcy Town ...

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.

• Altitude
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
• Biggersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
• Cairo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Crow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crow is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
• Hightown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
• Indian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Jonestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Sunflower
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunflower is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Synagogue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Synagogue is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synagogue
• Thrasher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thrasher is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher

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

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

• Corinth, which is the Seat of Alcorn County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Searcy Town 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 692 miles [1,113.7 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'