Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fawn Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fawn Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fawn Meadows
- 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 Fawn Meadows:
- 34.233440, -88.862557
- 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 Fawn Meadows
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since Fawn Meadows is near Lee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Fawn Meadows ...
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.
- Cedar Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
- Endville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Flowerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
- Flowerdale is located in Lee County
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Lee County
- Harrisburg Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
- Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Lee County
- Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Rough Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
- Traceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tracewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fawn Meadows 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 Fawn Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fawn Meadows and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies just to the West.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fawn Meadows to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fawn Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fawn Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fawn Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2334, Longitude: -88.8626 In this case, the coordinates for Fawn Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fawn Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.982 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.995 degrees. |