Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point:
  • 30.587601, -88.482175
  • 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 Point

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Big Point is near Mobile County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Point ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dickens Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
• Evergreen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Graham Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Graham Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Ferry
• Helena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Holders Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Pecan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pecan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Pinecrest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Popetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Slaughter Flat Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Slaughter Flat Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Flat Landing
• Tanners Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
• Three Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
• Union Church
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Church is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church

How Far From Big Point 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 Big Point 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 Point and extending to:

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Point to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'