Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carson Ridge:
  • 33.104295, -89.432017
  • 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 Carson Ridge

• 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
  • Since Carson Ridge is near Winston County and also Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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 Carson Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carson Ridge ...

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.

• Cowpen ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowpen is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
• Edgefield ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edgefield is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Ethel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Liberty Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
• Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Marvins Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
• Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
• Plantation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plantation is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rural Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
• Tabernacle ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tabernacle is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Carson Ridge once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carson Ridge and extending to:

• Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carson Ridge to Kosciusko, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'