Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eret:
  • 31.470167, -88.482245
  • 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 Eret

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Eret is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Eret

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eret ...

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.

• Buckatunna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckatunna is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckatunna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckatunna <1>
• Clara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clara is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Clark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Four Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Point is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Point
• Fruitdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Healing Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Jordan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jordan is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Knobtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Knobtown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
• Lucas Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
• Robinsons Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
• Shady Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Yellow Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eret and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eret to Waynesboro, 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 five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'