Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Howell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Howell
- 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 Howell:
- 30.793782, -88.428732
- 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 Howell
- 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 George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for George County
- Since Howell is near Mobile County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Howell ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Howell.
There are two communities within Mississippi that are also named Howell.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Jackson County
- Rankin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Howell is located in Columbia County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Howell that is located in George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Howell.
- Echols County
- This Howell is located in Echols County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east of the Howell that is located in George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Howell.
- Idaho
- Boise 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 Idaho community of Howell [Boise County].
- Latah County
- This Howell is located in Latah County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<3> to the northwest of the Howell that is located in George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Howell.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Howell is located in Lawrence County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Howell that is located in George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Howell.
- Logan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Howell.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Howell [Patrick County].
- Roanoke County
- This Howell is located in Roanoke County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Howell that is located in George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Howell.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell ...
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.
- Dean Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
- Dean Landing is located in George County
- Dickens Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
- Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Donovan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Ponderosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Popetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Scenic Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Shipman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Tanner Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
- Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Tanners Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
- Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Waters Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Landing
- Waters Landing is located in George County
How Far From Howell 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 Howell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howell and extending to:
- Lucedale, which is the Seat of George County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Howell to Lucedale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 146 miles [235 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Howell 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. |
| <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 Howell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Howell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7938, Longitude: -88.4287 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Howell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.79 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.456 degrees. |