Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Geneill:
  • 33.389007, -90.799541
  • 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 Geneill

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Geneill is near Sunflower County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Geneill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geneill ...

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.

• Bourbon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bourbon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
• Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
• Hays
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Heads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
• Heathman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
• Helm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Helm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
• Holly Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Hollyknowe
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hollyknowe is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyknowe
• Jones Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jones Chapel is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
• Long
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Long is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
• Quay ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
• Randolph ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Geneill to Greenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'