Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Expose:
  • 31.323054, -89.863596
  • 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 Expose

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Expose is near Jefferson Davis County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Expose

Curious and Interesting Names Near Expose ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Emmanuel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel
• Good Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Holly Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Improve
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Improve is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Improve
• Jamestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Keno ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keno is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Lightville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lightville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightville
• Lovelace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lovelace is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Society Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
• Story ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Story is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Expose to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'