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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Henderson Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henderson Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Henderson Point:
- 30.308808, -89.286989
- 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 Henderson Point
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Henderson Point is near Hancock County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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 Henderson Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henderson Point ...
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.
- Diamondhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gulfside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gulfside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfside
- Jones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Mill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Lakeshore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Long Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pass Christian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoreline Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Waveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Henderson Point 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 Henderson Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Henderson Point and extending to:
- Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Henderson Point to Gulfport, 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Henderson Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Henderson Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henderson Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3088, Longitude: -89.2870 In this case, the coordinates for Henderson Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.864 degrees. |
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