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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forreston:
    • 33.337343, -88.313647
    • 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 Forreston
  • 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Since Forreston is near Pickens County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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 Forreston

Communities Also Named Forreston ...

We found two communities that are also named Forreston.

Within Mississippi, the name Forreston is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Forreston is located in Ogle County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the north of the Forreston that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Forreston.
    • Texas
      • Ellis County
      • This Forreston is located in Ellis County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west of the Forreston that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Forreston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forreston ...

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.

  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar View is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crow is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Ethelsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Grantsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Pickens Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Pickensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Pickensville Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
  • Plum Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
  • Trinity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trinity is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Forreston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forreston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forreston and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forreston to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Forreston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forreston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forreston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3373, Longitude: -88.3136       In this case, the coordinates for Forreston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.58 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.945 degrees.