Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Five:
  • 30.860740, -89.970636
  • 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 Camp Five

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Washington Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
  • Since Camp Five is near Pearl River County and also Walthall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall 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 Camp Five

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Five ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Flowers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Flowers is located in Walthall County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
• Jenkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Julia ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Julia is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Lake View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lees Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
• Mitch ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitch is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitch
• Plainview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plainview is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Popeville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
• Riceville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Riceville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Camp Five once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Five and extending to:

• Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Five to Franklinton, 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.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'