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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 Kalem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalem and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kalem:
- 32.355245, -89.593267
- 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 Kalem
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Kalem is near Smith County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Kalem
Communities Also Named Kalem ...
We found one communities that are also named Kalem.
Within Mississippi, the name Kalem is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Kalem in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Kalem is located in Monroe County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kalem that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Kalem.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalem ...
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.
- Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kracker Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kracker Station is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kracker Station
- Stage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stage is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage
- Wicker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wicker is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker
How Far From Kalem 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 Kalem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kalem and extending to:
- Forest, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Kalem to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kalem) 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 Kalem 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 Kalem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3552, Longitude: -89.5933 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.646 degrees. |
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