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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 Jeff Davis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeff Davis 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Jeff Davis

Communities Also Named Jeff Davis ...

We found one communities that are also named Jeff Davis.

There is one other community in Mississippi that 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.

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)
    • Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
  • Deposit ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Deposit is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Fairport ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Farewells ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Farewells is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewells
  • Heritage Colony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
  • Lynn Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
  • May Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • May Spring is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
  • Quail Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Shavers ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shavers is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers
  • Triplets Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners

How Far From Jeff Davis 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 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<2> 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<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 Jeff Davis 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.591 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.144 degrees.