Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yarbrough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yarbrough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yarbrough
- 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 Yarbrough:
- 34.187417, -90.290564
- 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 Yarbrough
- 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 Quitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Since Yarbrough is near Tallahatchie County and also Coahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie County
- eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Yarbrough ...
We found one communities that share the name Yarbrough.
Within Mississippi, the name Yarbrough is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Yarbrough in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yarbrough ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bobo
- From Yarbrough to Bobo
- Chancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Iris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Longstreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in Quitman County
- Marks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
- Oliverfried
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliverfried have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverfried
- Oliverfried is located in Quitman County
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Yarbrough 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 Yarbrough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yarbrough and extending to:
- Marks, which is the Seat of Quitman County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Yarbrough to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yarbrough. 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- Yarbrough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yarbrough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1874, Longitude: -90.2906 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Yarbrough to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.87 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.608 degrees. |