Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yellow Lake:
  • 34.468162, -90.192593
  • 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 Yellow Lake

• 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
  • Since Yellow Lake is near Quitman County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Yellow Lake

Communities Also Named Yellow Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named Yellow Lake.

Within Mississippi, the name Yellow Lake is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Yellow Lake in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Burnett County
    • This Yellow Lake is located in Burnett County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the Yellow Lake that is located in Panola County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Yellow Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Lake ...

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.

• Cypress Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
• Darling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Darling is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
• Delta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Falcon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Goode
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Goode is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
• Kings Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kings Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
• Longtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longtown is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pink
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pink is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sarah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sarah is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah

How Far From Yellow Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yellow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Lake and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Lake to Batesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'