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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 Increase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Increase 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 Increase:
- 32.257625, -88.560383
- 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 Increase
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Increase is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Increase
Curious and Interesting Names Near Increase ...
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.
- Bonita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Cyril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cyril is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
- Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Hurricane Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sable is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Whynot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs
- Zero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zero is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Increase 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 Increase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Increase and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Increase to Meridian, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Increase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Increase 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 Increase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2576, Longitude: -88.5604 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.644 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.235 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.249 degrees. |
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