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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Airey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Airey:
- 30.648526, -89.077265
- 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 Airey
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Airey is near Stone County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Airey
Communities Also Named Airey ...
We found two communities that are also named Airey.
Within Mississippi, the name Airey is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Airey is located in Dorchester County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northeast of the Airey that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Airey.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Airey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airey ...
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.
- Big Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Level is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Level
- Cedar Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- India is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Orange Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Rawhide ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Ruble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruble is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble
- Saucier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Success
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Ten Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Wool Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
How Far From Airey 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 Airey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airey and extending to:
- Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Airey to Gulfport, with an average speed<4> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Airey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Airey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6485, Longitude: -89.0773 In this case, the coordinates for Airey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.803 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.202 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.729 degrees. |
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