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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 Colemans Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colemans 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 Colemans Ferry:
    • 31.039075, -88.679751
    • 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 Colemans 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Colemans Ferry is near George County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Colemans Ferry

Communities Also Named Colemans Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Colemans Ferry.

Within Mississippi, the name Colemans Ferry is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Colemans Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Colemans Ferry is located in Maury County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colemans Ferry that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Colemans Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colemans 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.

  • Central
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Central is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Dueitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dueitt is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueitt
  • Hillman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Leaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leakesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Merrill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrill is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Progress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Progress is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Creek is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek

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

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

  • Leakesville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colemans Ferry to Leakesville, 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colemans Ferry) 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 Colemans 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 Colemans Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0391, Longitude: -88.6798       In this case, the coordinates for Colemans Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.605 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.024 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.511 degrees.