Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arnold Line:
  • 31.335174, -89.373397
  • 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 Arnold Line

• 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Since Arnold Line is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Arnold Line

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnold Line ...

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.

• Bowie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bowie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Clyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Dragon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dragon is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Harvey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harvey is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Maybank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maybank is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peoples Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Petal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Richburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Richburg is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
• Shadow Wood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
• Tall Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

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

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

• Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Arnold Line to Purvis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'