Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harvard Ferry:
  • 31.322949, -91.107050
  • 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 Harvard 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Since Harvard Ferry is near Franklin County and also Amite County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amite 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 Harvard Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvard 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.

• Bunkley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bunkley is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Freewoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Freewoods is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewoods
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Ireland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ireland is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Perrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Perrytown is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• White Apple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple

How Far From Harvard Ferry 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 Harvard 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 Harvard Ferry and extending to:

• Woodville, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harvard Ferry to Woodville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'