Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Standing Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Standing Pine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Standing Pine
- 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 Standing Pine:
- 32.673748, -89.433402
- 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 Standing Pine
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Standing Pine is near Neshoba County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Standing Pine ...
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.
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Free Trade
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Trade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
- Free Trade is located in Leake County
- Freeny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Horseshoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pearl Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Hill
- Pearl Hill is located in Leake County
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Tuckers Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
- Pearl Hill
How Far From Standing Pine 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 Standing Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Standing Pine and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Standing Pine to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Standing Pine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Standing Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Standing Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6737, Longitude: -89.4334 In this case, the coordinates for Standing Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Standing Pine 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 315.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.525 degrees. |