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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 Herbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herbert 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 Herbert:
    • 32.674580, -88.902831
    • 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 Herbert
  • 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 Kemper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper County
    • Since Herbert is near Neshoba County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Herbert

Communities Also Named Herbert ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Herbert.

Within Mississippi, the name Herbert is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh County
      • This Herbert is located in Conecuh County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Herbert.
    • Arkansas
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Herbert [Lafayette County].
      • Ouachita County
      • This Herbert is located in Ouachita County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Herbert.
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This Herbert is located in Madison County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Herbert.
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • This Herbert is located in Boone County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the north of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Herbert.
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Herbert is located in Ohio County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Herbert.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Herbert [Prince George's County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Herbert is located in Fayette County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Herbert.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Herbert lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Herbert is located in Union County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Herbert.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Herbert is located in Fort Bend County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Herbert that is located in Kemper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Herbert.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Herbert [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbert ...

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.

  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Damascus is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Darnall ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Darnall is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Forestdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forestdale is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Herbert Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Herbert Springs is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Springs
  • House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • House is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Red Bud ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Red Bud is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Texas ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Texas is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Herbert 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 Herbert 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<3> community of Herbert once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Herbert and extending to:

  • De Kalb, which is the Seat of Kemper County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herbert to De Kalb, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Herbert could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Herbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Herbert 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 Herbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6746, Longitude: -88.9028       In this case, the coordinates for Herbert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.574 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.31 degrees.