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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 Chinquapin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin:
- 30.734911, -89.773960
- 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 Chinquapin
- 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- Since Chinquapin is near Washington Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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 Chinquapin
Communities Also Named Chinquapin ...
We found five communities that are also named Chinquapin.
Within Mississippi, the name Chinquapin is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Chinquapin is located in Duplin County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chinquapin that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Chinquapin.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Chinquapin is located in Greenwood County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chinquapin that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Chinquapin.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Chinquapin is located in Matagorda County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chinquapin that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Chinquapin.
- San Augustine County
- This Chinquapin is located in San Augustine County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west northwest of the Chinquapin that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Chinquapin.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Chinquapin is located in Augusta County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chinquapin that is located in Pearl River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Chinquapin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinquapin ...
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.
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Industrial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Industrial is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lees Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Mitch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitch is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitch
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Riceville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
How Far From Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chinquapin and extending to:
- Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chinquapin to Poplarville, with an average speed<3> 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 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chinquapin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7349, Longitude: -89.7740 In this case, the coordinates for Chinquapin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.985 degrees. |
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