Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hervey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hervey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hervey
- 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 Hervey:
- 31.864050, -90.761212
- 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 Hervey
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Hervey is near Copiah County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Copiah County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hervey ...
We found two communities that share the name Hervey.
Within Mississippi, the name Hervey is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Quebec
- This Hervey lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hervey that is located in Claiborne County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hervey ...
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.
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Dennis Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
- Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Dentville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hermanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Hoodtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Copiah County
- Red Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Union Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Violet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Willing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Hervey 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 Hervey 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 Hervey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hervey and extending to:
- Port Gibson, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hervey to Port Gibson, 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 four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 911 miles [1,466.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hervey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hervey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8640, Longitude: -90.7612 In this case, the coordinates for Hervey 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> | 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 Hervey, 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 Hervey 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 315.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.201 degrees. |