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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 Green Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Crossing 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 Green Crossing:
- 32.437643, -90.265368
- 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 Green Crossing
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Green Crossing is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Green Crossing
Communities Also Named Green Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Crossing.
Within Mississippi, the name Green Crossing is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Green Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Green Crossing is located in Hall County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Crossing that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Crossing ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cherry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cynthia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Flora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Green is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Hope Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
- Huntcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Kentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kentwood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Mannsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Meadow Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadowhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Presidential Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
- Queens Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
- Robinson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Summertree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summertree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
- Tougaloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
How Far From Green Crossing 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 Green Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Crossing and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Crossing to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two 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 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Green Crossing 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 Green Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4376, Longitude: -90.2654 In this case, the coordinates for Green Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.906 degrees. |
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