Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yazoo Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yazoo Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yazoo Junction

• 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 Yazoo Junction:
  • 32.888187, -90.389535
  • 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 Yazoo Junction

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Yazoo Junction is near Humphreys County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Yazoo Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yazoo Junction ...

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.

• Carter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Dover ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Free Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Run is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
• Gassaway Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Ferry
• Jonestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Pierce Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Crossroad is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossroad
• Roadside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roadside is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Yazoo Junction 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 Yazoo Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Yazoo Junction and extending to:

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Yazoo Junction to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'