Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Horners Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horners Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horners Ferry

• 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 Horners Ferry:
  • 32.155152, -90.769547
  • 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 Horners Ferry

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Horners Ferry is near Claiborne County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Horners Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horners Ferry ...

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.

• Big Black
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Black is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
• Carpenter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Duke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Duke is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Halls Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Jeff Davis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Porters Chapel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
• Redbone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Redbone is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Reedtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedtown is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
• Rocky Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Spring Plains ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains

How Far From Horners Ferry 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 Horners Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Horners Ferry and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horners Ferry to Vicksburg, with an average speed<2> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'