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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 Baldwins Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baldwins Ferry 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 Baldwins Ferry:
- 32.237094, -90.726491
- 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 Baldwins Ferry
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Baldwins Ferry is near Hinds County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Baldwins Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baldwins Ferry ...
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 Black
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Black is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flowers is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Halls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Institute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Institute is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Jeff Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Learned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Porters Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
- Redbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redbone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring Plains ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Baldwins Ferry 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 Baldwins Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baldwins Ferry and extending to:
- Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baldwins Ferry to Vicksburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,491 miles [12,055.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldwins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Baldwins Ferry 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 Baldwins Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2371, Longitude: -90.7265 In this case, the coordinates for Baldwins Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.128 degrees. |
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