Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Van Vleet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Vleet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Van Vleet
- 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 Van Vleet:
- 33.987286, -88.900507
- 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 Van Vleet
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Van Vleet is near Pontotoc County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Van Vleet ...
We found one communities that share the name Van Vleet.
Within Mississippi, the name Van Vleet is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Van Vleet in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Vleet ...
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.
- Bacon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
- Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
- Goodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
- Jolly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pikeville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
- Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
- Prospect ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Van Vleet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Van Vleet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Van Vleet and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Van Vleet to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Vleet. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Vleet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Vleet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9873, Longitude: -88.9005 |
| <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 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 Van Vleet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.06 degrees. |