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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 Institute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Institute and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Institute:
    • 32.335702, -90.630655
    • 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 Institute
  • 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Since Institute is near Warren County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Institute

Communities Also Named Institute ...

We found three communities that are also named Institute.

Within Mississippi, the name Institute is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Institute is located in Lenoir County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Institute that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Institute.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Institute is located in Kanawha County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Institute that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Institute.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • This Institute is located in Door County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the north of the Institute that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Institute.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Institute ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Champion Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Champion Hill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Hill
  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Flowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flowers is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
  • Learned
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Queens Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Queens Hill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Hill
  • Rawhide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rawhide is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
  • Rose Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Institute and extending to:

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Institute to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Institute) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Institute 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 Institute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3357, Longitude: -90.6307       In this case, the coordinates for Institute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.919 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.727 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.072 degrees.