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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake 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 Havendale

Communities Also Named Havendale ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Eureka is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Farmhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmhaven is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmhaven
• Forest Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Grove is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Forty ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forty is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty
• Good Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Meeks Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Ferry
• Mill Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Town is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
• Milltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaks is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Pickens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <2>
• Raytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Raytown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
• Revive
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Revive is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
• Sand Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

How Far From Havendale 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'