Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairchilds Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairchilds Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairchilds Crossroads
- 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 Fairchilds Crossroads:
- 32.204872, -90.472874
- 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 Fairchilds Crossroads
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Fairchilds Crossroads is near Copiah County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Copiah County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairchilds Crossroads ...
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.
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Champion Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Hill
- Champion Hill is located in Hinds County
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Dry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <2>
- Harperville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Harperville is located in Copiah County
- Learned
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <2>
- Oak Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Hinds County
- Trailwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Willowood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Fairchilds Crossroads 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 Fairchilds Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fairchilds Crossroads and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairchilds Crossroads to Jackson, with an average speed<5> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairchilds Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fairchilds Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairchilds Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2049, Longitude: -90.4729 In this case, the coordinates for Fairchilds Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fairchilds Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.029 degrees. |