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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 Jenkins Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkins Ferry 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 Jenkins Ferry:
    • 31.425449, -89.295617
    • 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 Jenkins Ferry
  • 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
    • Since Jenkins Ferry is near Jones County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Jenkins Ferry

Communities Also Named Jenkins Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Jenkins Ferry.

Within Mississippi, the name Jenkins Ferry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Stephens County
      • This Jenkins Ferry is located in Stephens County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jenkins Ferry that is located in Forrest County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Jenkins Ferry.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Jenkins Ferry is located in Oconee County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jenkins Ferry that is located in Forrest County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Jenkins Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkins Ferry ...

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.

  • Bowie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Carterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Carterville is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Dragon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dragon is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
  • Harvey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harvey is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Leeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leeville is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
  • Maybank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maybank is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
  • Peoples Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
  • Petal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rainey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainey is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jenkins Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins Ferry) 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 Jenkins Ferry 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 Jenkins Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4254, Longitude: -89.2956       In this case, the coordinates for Jenkins Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.012 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.55 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.686 degrees.