Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flynt:
  • 31.698217, -89.184225
  • 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 Flynt

• 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Since Flynt is near Jasper County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Flynt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flynt ...

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.

• Hawkes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkes is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes
• Jenkins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Pecan Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Powers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Powers is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Queensburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Queensburg is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensburg
• Sand Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Service
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Service is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Tuckers Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing

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

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

• Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the East.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Flynt 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 4 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 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'