Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in X-Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to X-Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for X-Prairie
- 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 X-Prairie:
- 33.147070, -88.464762
- 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 X-Prairie
- 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- Since X-Prairie is near Pickens County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 X-Prairie ...
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.
- Big Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Center Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Noxubee County
- Crow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Deerbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Foxtrap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Plantersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
- Prairie Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Shavers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From X-Prairie 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 X-Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in X-Prairie and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from X-Prairie to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for X-Prairie. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- X-Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in X-Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1471, Longitude: -88.4648 In this case, the coordinates for X-Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 X-Prairie 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 314.658 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.044 degrees. |