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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Truitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truitt and the surrounding area.
- 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 Truitt:
- 32.807078, -89.908972
- 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 Truitt
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Truitt is near Attala County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Truitt
Communities Also Named Truitt ...
We found two communities that are also named Truitt.
Within Mississippi, the name Truitt is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Truitt is located in Greenup County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Truitt that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Truitt.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Truitt is located in Wicomico County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Truitt that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Truitt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truitt ...
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.
- Branchville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Farmhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmhaven is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmhaven
- Forest Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Havendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Havendale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Pickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Revive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Revive is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
- Williams Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Ferry is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
How Far From Truitt 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 Truitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truitt and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Truitt to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,304 miles [8,536 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Truitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Truitt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Truitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8071, Longitude: -89.9090 In this case, the coordinates for Truitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.696 degrees. |
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