Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ayanabi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ayanabi and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ayanabi
- 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 Ayanabi:
- 32.694580, -88.742271
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ayanabi
- 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 Kemper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kemper County
- Since Ayanabi is near Lauderdale County and also Neshoba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Neshoba 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ayanabi ...
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.
- Cow Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Darnall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Herbert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Kipling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Prismatic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Red Bud ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Mount ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Kemper County
- Shucktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Ayanabi 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 Ayanabi 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<2> community of Ayanabi once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ayanabi and extending to:
- De Kalb, which is the Seat of Kemper County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ayanabi to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ayanabi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ayanabi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ayanabi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6946, Longitude: -88.7423 In this case, the coordinates for Ayanabi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ayanabi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.241 degrees. |