Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Big Black:
  • 32.215706, -90.839826
  • 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 Big Black

• 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 Big Black is near Claiborne County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Big Black

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Black ...

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.

• Cedars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Halls Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Jeff Davis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Jetts
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jetts is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
• Jonestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Porters Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
• Redbone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Redbone is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Rocky Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Spring Plains ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
• Stout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stout is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

How Far From Big Black to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Big Black to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Black and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Black to Vicksburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'