Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buggs Ferry:
  • 33.148181, -88.667826
  • 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 Buggs 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Since Buggs Ferry is near Winston County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Buggs Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buggs 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.

• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Fairport ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Farewells ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Farewells is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewells
• Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Lynn Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
• May Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • May Spring is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
• Shavers ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shavers is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers
• Triplets Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners
• X-Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • X-Prairie is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie

How Far From Buggs Ferry 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 Buggs Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Buggs Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'