Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Youngton:
  • 32.447643, -90.620377
  • 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 Youngton

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngton ...

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.

• Ballground
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballground is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballground
• Champion Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Champion Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Hill
• Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edwards is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
• Eldorado
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eldorado is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Flowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowers is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
• Institute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Institute is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
• Lynchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lynchburg is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Orangeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orangeville is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
• Queens Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Hill
• Rawhide
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rawhide is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Youngton and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Youngton to Vicksburg, with an average speed<3> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'