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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 Gulf Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gulf Park Estates 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 Gulf Park Estates:
- 30.391866, -88.761137
- 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 Gulf Park Estates
- 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 Gulf Park Estates 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 Gulf Park Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gulf Park Estates ...
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 Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gulf Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Heartease ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heartease is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartease
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Ocean Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pops Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pops Ferry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pops Ferry
- Sawmill Pointe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Pointe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Pointe
How Far From Gulf Park Estates 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 Gulf Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gulf Park Estates and extending to:
- Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gulf Park Estates to Pascagoula, with an average speed<3> 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gulf Park Estates) 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 Gulf Park Estates 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 Gulf Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3919, Longitude: -88.7611 In this case, the coordinates for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.65 degrees. |
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