Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake Serene South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Serene South and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Serene South

• 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 Lake Serene South:
  • 31.311286, -89.427843
  • 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 Lake Serene South

• 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Since Lake Serene South is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest 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 Lake Serene South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Serene South ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Coral
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coral is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
• Maybank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maybank is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peoples Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Pine Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Richburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richburg is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
• Shadow Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
• Tall Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

How Far From Lake Serene South to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Serene South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Serene South and extending to:

• Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Serene South to Purvis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'