Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deemer:
  • 32.745412, -89.118116
  • 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 Deemer

• 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
  • Since Deemer is near Newton County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Deemer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deemer ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coldwater is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Golden Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
• Good Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Pearl River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
• Sandtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandtown is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Spring Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Tucker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
• Waldo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Waldo is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

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

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

• Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Deemer to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'