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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 Gautier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gautier and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gautier:
- 30.409732, -88.656487
- 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 Gautier
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Gautier is near Harrison County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Gautier
Communities Also Named Gautier ...
We found one communities that are also named Gautier.
Within Mississippi, the name Gautier is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Gautier in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gautier ...
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.
- Elders Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elders Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ferry
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Ocean Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Randall Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Randall Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ferry
- Sawmill Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Pointe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Pointe
How Far From Gautier 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 include the distance from a city such as Gautier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gautier and extending to:
- Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gautier 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gautier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gautier 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 Gautier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4097, Longitude: -88.6565 In this case, the coordinates for Gautier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.528 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.607 degrees. |
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