Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Warnicott:
  • 31.458502, -91.531230
  • 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 Warnicott

• 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since Warnicott is near Adams County and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson 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 Warnicott

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warnicott ...

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.

• Bullitt Bayou
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
• Carthage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Park is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Elkhorn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Flowery Mound ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flowery Mound is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Mound
• Frogmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Glasscock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasscock is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock
• Johnsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Scotland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotland is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Stacy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Warnicott to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Warnicott 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 Warnicott once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warnicott and extending to:

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warnicott to Vidalia, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'