Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jeff Davis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeff Davis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jeff Davis
- 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 Jeff Davis:
- 33.227069, -88.747829
- 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 Jeff Davis
- 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- Since Jeff Davis is near Oktibbeha County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Jeff Davis ...
We found one communities that share the name Jeff Davis.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Jeff Davis.
Beyond Mississippi.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Warren County
- This Jeff Davis is located in Warren County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jeff Davis that is located in Noxubee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jeff Davis.
- Warren County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeff Davis ...
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.
- Craig Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
- Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Deposit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Dixie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Fairport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Farewells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Heritage Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
- Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
- Lynn Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- May Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
- May Spring is located in Noxubee County
- Quail Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Shavers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Triplets Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplets Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners
- Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
How Far From Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Jeff Davis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jeff Davis and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jeff Davis to Macon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jeff Davis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jeff Davis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2271, Longitude: -88.7478 In this case, the coordinates for Jeff Davis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jeff Davis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jeff Davis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.591 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.144 degrees. |