Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Currie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Currie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Currie
- 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 Currie:
- 31.069627, -89.184779
- 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 Currie
- 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Since Currie is near Perry County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Currie ...
We found ten communities that share the name Currie.
There are two communities within Mississippi that are also named Currie.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Jones County
- Smith County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Currie lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Currie that is located in Forrest County.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Currie is located in Navarro County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west of the Currie that is located in Forrest County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Currie.
- Travis 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 Texas community of Currie [Travis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Currie ...
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.
- Bond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Four Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Forrest County
- Fruitland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
- Janice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Redhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Young
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Currie 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 Currie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Currie and extending to:
- Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Currie to Hattiesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Currie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/
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' (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- Currie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Currie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0696, Longitude: -89.1848 In this case, the coordinates for Currie 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Currie 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Currie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.91 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.384 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.702 degrees. |