Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Run
- 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 Silver Run:
- 30.733523, -89.345612
- 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 Silver Run
- 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- Since Silver Run is near Stone County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Silver Run ...
We found five communities that share the name Silver Run.
Within Mississippi, the name Silver Run is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Silver Run is located in Talladega County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silver Run that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Silver Run.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Silver Run is located in Carroll County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silver Run that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Silver Run.
- Wicomico County
- This Silver Run is located in Wicomico County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km] to the northeast of the Silver Run that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Silver Run.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Silver Run is located in Meigs County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Silver Run that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Silver Run.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Silver Run [Ritchie County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Run ...
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.
- Centre ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Crane Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek
- Crane Creek is located in Hancock County
- Juniper Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
- Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <4>
- Rawhide ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Standard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ten Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Silver Run 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 Silver Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Run and extending to:
- Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Run to Poplarville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7335, Longitude: -89.3456 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Silver Run 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Silver Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.411 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.819 degrees. |