Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cotton Gin Ferry:
  • 33.971778, -88.546989
  • 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 Cotton Gin 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Cotton Gin Ferry is near Itawamba County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Cotton Gin Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Gin 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.

• Ales ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ales is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
• Central Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
• Coon Tail ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
• Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
• Fields Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Green Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hillcrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Piney Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Tanglewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Tranquil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Cotton Gin Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cotton Gin Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Gin Ferry to Aberdeen, with an average speed<2> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'