Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ingrams Mill:
  • 34.823885, -89.767850
  • 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 Ingrams Mill

• 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 DeSoto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
  • Since Ingrams Mill is near Marshall County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Ingrams Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingrams Mill ...

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.

• Cedarview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
• Coal Oil Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Oil Corner is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Oil Corner
• Cockrum
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
• Fairhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairhaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Handy Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Handy Corner is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Corner
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Independence is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Lewisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Orion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Rockhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockhill is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Stonewall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

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

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

• Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ingrams Mill to Hernando, with an average speed<3> 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'