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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 Camargo Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camargo Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Camargo Ferry:
    • 34.072332, -88.647827
    • 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 Camargo 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Camargo Ferry is near Lee County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Camargo Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camargo 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.

  • Brewer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brewer is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Cedar Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Central Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
  • Cotton Gin Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
  • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fields Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
  • Plantersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
  • Tranquil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camargo Ferry and extending to:

  • Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camargo Ferry to Aberdeen, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Camargo Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Camargo Ferry 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 Camargo Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0723, Longitude: -88.6478       In this case, the coordinates for Camargo Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.707 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.938 degrees.