Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gassaway Ferry:
  • 32.877910, -90.455092<1>
  • 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 Gassaway Ferry

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Gassaway Ferry is near Humphreys County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Gassaway Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gassaway Ferry ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Anchorage is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Carter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carter is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Craig
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Dover ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Jonestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonestown is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lake City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Limerick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Limerick is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
• Louise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Louise is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Roadside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roadside is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Valley is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is also located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Gassaway Ferry 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 included the distance from a community such as Gassaway Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gassaway Ferry and extending to:

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Gassaway Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>