Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunflower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunflower and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunflower
- 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 Sunflower:
- 34.663984, -88.551440
- 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 Sunflower
- 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 Prentiss County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
- Since Sunflower is near Alcorn County and also Tippah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alcorn County
- eBird sighting report for Tippah 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 Sunflower ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Sunflower.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Sunflower.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Johnson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sunflower.
- Mitchell County
- This community is historic and although located in Mitchell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Sunflower.
- Wyandotte County
- This Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunflower that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Sunflower.
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sunflower [Raleigh County].
- Roane County
- This Sunflower is located in Roane County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunflower that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Sunflower.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunflower ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Biggersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hills Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel
- Hills Chapel is located in Prentiss County
- Jumpertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Synagogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Thrasher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Sunflower 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 Sunflower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunflower and extending to:
- Booneville, which is the Seat of Prentiss County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunflower to Jackson, with an average speed<5>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunflower. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunflower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunflower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6640, Longitude: -88.5514 In this case, the coordinates for Sunflower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunflower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sunflower 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Sunflower 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 314.817 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.777 degrees. |