Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitfield
- 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 Whitfield:
- 31.445171, -89.074501
- 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 Whitfield
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Whitfield is near Perry County and also Forrest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Whitfield ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Whitfield.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Whitfield.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Whitfield is located in Limestone County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitfield that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Whitfield.
- Sumter County
- This Whitfield is located in Sumter County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northeast of the Whitfield that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Whitfield.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Whitfield is located in Manatee County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitfield that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Whitfield.
- Santa Rosa County
- This Whitfield is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast of the Whitfield that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Whitfield.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitfield [Graham County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitfield [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Whitfield.
- Socorro County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Whitfield [Socorro County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Whitfield lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitfield that is located in Jones County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitfield ...
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.
- Dragon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Goodluck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Perry County
- Jenkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Leeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Pecan Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Jones County
- Petal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Petal is located in Forrest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
- Sunrise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Tuckers Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Whitfield 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 Whitfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitfield and extending to:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whitfield to Laurel, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitfield. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4452, Longitude: -89.0745 In this case, the coordinates for Whitfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Whitfield 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. |
| <3> | 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 Whitfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Whitfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.881 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.40 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.596 degrees. |