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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 Byrd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byrd 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 Byrd:
- 31.220183, -88.739753
- 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 Byrd
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Byrd is near Perry County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Byrd
Communities Also Named Byrd ...
We found eight communities that are also named Byrd.
Within Mississippi, the name Byrd is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion County
- This Byrd is located in Marion County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north of the Byrd that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Byrd.
- Florida
- Saint Johns County
- This Byrd is located in Saint Johns County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Byrd that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Byrd.
- Georgia
- Floyd 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 Georgia community of Byrd [Floyd County].
- North Carolina
- Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Byrd [Wilkes County].
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Byrd is located in Dorchester County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Byrd that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Byrd.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Byrd is located in Ellis County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Byrd that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Byrd.
- Virginia
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Byrd [Henrico County].
- West Virginia
- Jefferson 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 West Virginia community of Byrd [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byrd ...
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.
- Brewer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Dueitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dueitt is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueitt
- Hercules Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hercules Station is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules Station
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Jonathan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonathan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
- Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Leakesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Progress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
How Far From Byrd 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 Byrd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Byrd and extending to:
- Leakesville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Byrd to Leakesville, with an average speed<4> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byrd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Byrd 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Byrd 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 Byrd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2202, Longitude: -88.7398 In this case, the coordinates for Byrd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.111 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.503 degrees. |
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