Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Persey:
  • 35.020926, -90.060648
  • 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 Persey

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Persey is near DeSoto County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Persey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Persey ...

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.

• Darwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Darwin is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• De Soto Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
• Goodman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Goodman is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Holly Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Horn Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <1>
• Lake View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lynchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Mallory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mallory is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Plum Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
• Shadowlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
• Twin Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Persey to Memphis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'