Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smith Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smith 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 Smith Town:
- 30.807966, -89.312557
- 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 Smith 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Smith Town is near Pearl River County and also Forrest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- eBird sighting report for Forrest 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 Smith Town ...
We found one communities that share the name Smith Town.
Within Mississippi, the name Smith Town is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Smith Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- McCreary County
- This Smith Town is located in McCreary County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smith Town that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Smith Town.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.
- Bond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Crane Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek
- Crane Creek is located in Hancock County
- Fruitland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Pearl River County
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Juniper Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Maxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Rawhide ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Silver Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
- Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Young
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Top
How Far From Smith Town 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 Smith Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Town and extending to:
- Wiggins, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Town to Wiggins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 115 miles [185.1 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 890 miles [1,432.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8080, Longitude: -89.3126 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Smith Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.407 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.794 degrees. |