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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 Cash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cash 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 Cash:
    • 32.569640, -89.572681
    • 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 Cash
  • 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 Cash ...

We found nine communities that share the name Cash.

Within Mississippi, the name Cash is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Cash is located in Craighead County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Cash.
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Cash is located in Gordon County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Cash.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin 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 Kentucky community of Cash [Hardin County].
      • Hart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cash [Hart County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • This Cash is located in Sanilac County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Cash.
    • Missouri
      • Macon County
      • This Cash is located in Macon County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cash.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Cash is located in Chesterfield County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Cash.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Cash is located in Hunt County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cash that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Cash.
    • Virginia
      • Gloucester 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 Cash [Gloucester County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cash ...

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.

  • Damascus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
  • Forkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
    • Forkville is located in Scott County
  • Freeny
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
    • Freeny is located in Leake County
  • Gill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Leake County
  • Good Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
  • Gum Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
    • Gum Spring is located in Scott County
  • Harperville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Harperville is located in Scott County
  • Horseshoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
    • Horseshoe is located in Scott County
  • Lena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Piggtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piggtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggtown
    • Piggtown is located in Leake County
  • Pilgrim Rest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
    • Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
  • Standing Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Tuckers Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
    • Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cash and extending to:

  • Forest, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cash to Forest, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cash. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5696, Longitude: -89.5727       In this case, the coordinates for Cash 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 Cash 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 Cash 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 315.288 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.025 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.60 degrees.









 

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