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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 Grants Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grants Ferry 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 Grants Ferry:
    • 32.426532, -90.066751
    • 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 Grants 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Grants Ferry is near Rankin County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Grants Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grants 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Harbourview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
  • Lakeshore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Rolling Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Roses Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
  • Sandalwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sandalwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
  • Squirrel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Stonegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonegate is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Tavern Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
  • Tidewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tidewater is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
  • Timber Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
  • Treasure Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Turtle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Twin Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Harbor is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbor
    • Village Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Glen is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
    • Village Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Square is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Woodlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Grants Ferry to Canton, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grants Ferry) 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 Grants Ferry 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 Grants Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4265, Longitude: -90.0668       In this case, the coordinates for Grants Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.579 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.344 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.826 degrees.