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:
  • 32.192929, -90.879271
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Jeff Davis is near Claiborne County and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish

• 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 ...
  • Noxubee County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Jeff Davis [Noxubee 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.

• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Black
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Black is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
• Cedars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Halls Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Jetts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jetts is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
• Jonestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Porters Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
• Redbone
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Redbone is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Rocky Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Spring Plains ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
• Stout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stout is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jeff Davis and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jeff Davis to Vicksburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'