Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Janice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Janice and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Janice
- 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 Janice:
- 31.025464, -89.036717
- 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 Janice
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Janice is near Forrest County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Janice ...
We found one communities that share the name Janice.
Within Mississippi, the name Janice is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Janice in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Janice #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=31.025464&lon=-89.036717&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Janice.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Janice ...
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.
- Barbara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Bond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Deep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Perry County
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fruitland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
- Hercules Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hercules Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules Station
- Hercules Station is located in Perry County
- Little Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Perry County
- Maxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Progress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Redhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Janice to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Janice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Janice and extending to:
- New Augusta, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Janice to New Augusta, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Janice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Janice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Janice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0255, Longitude: -89.0367 In this case, the coordinates for Janice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Janice to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.269 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.651 degrees. |