Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamont
- 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 Lamont:
- 33.536393, -91.076627
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lamont
- 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 Bolivar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Since Lamont is near Washington County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Chicot 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lamont ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Lamont.
Within Mississippi, the name Lamont is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lamont [Butler County].
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lamont [Marshall County].
- Alaska
- This Lamont lies 3,665 miles [5,898.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- Alberta
- This Lamont lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lamont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lamont.
- Jefferson County
- This Lamont is located in Jefferson County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east southeast of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lamont.
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Lamar County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Monroe County].
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Lamont is located in Greenwood County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lamont.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Montgomery County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Lamont is located in McCracken County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lamont.
- Perry County
- This Lamont is located in Perry County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lamont that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Lamont.
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamont ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County
- Forkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Grapeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grapeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grapeland
- From Lamont to Grapeland
- Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lake Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Mound Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mound Landing
- From Lamont to Mound Landing
- Point Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Priscilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
- Winterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Washington County
How Far From Lamont 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 Lamont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamont and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lamont to Cleveland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lamont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Lamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5364, Longitude: -91.0766 |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lamont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.31 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.343 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.058 degrees. |