Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carmich:
  • 31.384063, -89.985084
  • 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 Carmich

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Carmich is near Jefferson Davis County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Carmich

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmich ...

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.

• Arm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arm is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
• China Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • China Grove is located in Walthall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
• Ebenezer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Emmanuel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel
• Expose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Expose is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
• Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Lightville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lightville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightville
• Progress
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Progress is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Society Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
• Story ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Story is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carmich to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 64 miles [103 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'