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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 Bynum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bynum 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 Bynum:
- 31.394339, -89.542013
- 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 Bynum
- 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
Communities Also Named Bynum ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bynum.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Bynum.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Prentiss County
- This Bynum is located in Prentiss County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Bynum.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Bynum is located in Calhoun County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bynum.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bynum [Shelby County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Bynum is located in Harford County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bynum.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Bynum is located in Teton County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Bynum.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Bynum is located in Chatham County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Bynum.
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bynum [Williamsburg County].
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Bynum is located in Hill County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bynum that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Bynum.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bynum ...
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.
- Bowie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Forrest County
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Lamar County
- Coral
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Coral is located in Lamar County
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Lamar County
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Marion County
- Improve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Improve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Improve
- Improve is located in Marion County
- Maybank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
- Maybank is located in Forrest County
- Melba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Forrest County
- Rocky Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Rocky Branch is located in Lamar County
- Seminary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
- Seminary is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
How Far From Bynum 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 Bynum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bynum and extending to:
- Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bynum to Purvis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bynum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/ The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bynum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bynum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3943, Longitude: -89.5420 In this case, the coordinates for Bynum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bynum could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Bynum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.159 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.716 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.788 degrees. |
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