Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hattiesburg:
  • 31.327894, -89.289452
  • 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 Hattiesburg

• 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Since Hattiesburg is near Lamar County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Hattiesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hattiesburg ...

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.

• Carterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carterville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Dragon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dragon is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Harvey
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harvey is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Leeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leeville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Mars Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Peoples Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Petal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Petal
  • From Hattiesburg to Petal
• Richburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richburg is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
• Shadow Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Tall Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

How Far From Hattiesburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hattiesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hattiesburg and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hattiesburg to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'