Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Havendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Havendale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Havendale
- 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 Havendale:
- 32.696524, -89.870914
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Havendale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Havendale is near Leake County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Havendale ...
We found one communities that share the name Havendale.
Within Mississippi, the name Havendale is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Havendale in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Havendale lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Havendale that is located in Madison County.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Havendale ...
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.
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Farmhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Forest Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Leake County
- Forty ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Meeks Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Ferry
- Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County
- Mill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pickens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <3>
- Raytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Revive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
How Far From Havendale 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 Havendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Havendale and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Havendale to Canton, with an average speed<4> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Havendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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- Havendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Havendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6965, Longitude: -89.8709 In this case, the coordinates for Havendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Havendale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.269 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.70 degrees. |