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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 Hovey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hovey 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 Hovey:
- 30.614637, -89.133377
- 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 Hovey
- 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 Hovey is near Stone County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Hovey
Communities Also Named Hovey ...
We found three communities that are also named Hovey.
Within Mississippi, the name Hovey is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This Hovey is located in Posey County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hovey that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Hovey.
- Oklahoma
- Texas County
- This Hovey is located in Texas County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hovey that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Hovey.
- Texas
- Brewster County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hovey [Brewster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hovey ...
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.
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Orange Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Rawhide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Saucier
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sellers is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Success is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Wool Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
How Far From Hovey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hovey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hovey and extending to:
- Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hovey to Gulfport, 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 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hovey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hovey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hovey 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 Hovey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6146, Longitude: -89.1334 In this case, the coordinates for Hovey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.232 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.756 degrees. |
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