Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haw Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haw Pond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haw Pond
- 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 Haw Pond:
- 31.583501, -89.759798
- 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 Haw Pond
- 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 Jefferson Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis County
- Since Haw Pond is near Covington County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Covington County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haw Pond ...
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.
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Double Churches ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Double Churches is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Covington County
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Melba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Mount Horeb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Covington County
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Covington County
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Story ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Haw Pond 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 Haw Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Haw Pond once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Haw Pond and extending to:
- Prentiss, which is the Seat of Jefferson Davis County, lies just to the West.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Haw Pond to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Haw Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haw Pond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haw Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5835, Longitude: -89.7598 In this case, the coordinates for Haw Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Haw Pond 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 315.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.844 degrees. |