Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howison:
  • 30.666153, -89.138873
  • 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 Howison

• 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 Howison 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 Howison

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howison ...

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 Level
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Level is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Level
• India
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • India is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Orange Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rawhide ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rawhide is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
• Riceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riceville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Saucier
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saucier is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saucier
  • From Howison to Saucier
• Sellers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sellers is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Silver Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Success
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Success is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Ten Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ten Mile is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Howison and extending to:

• Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Howison to Gulfport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,491 miles [12,055.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'