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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 Leggett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leggett 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 Leggett:
- 31.135455, -90.303982
- 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 Leggett
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Leggett is near Walthall County and also Washington Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Leggett
Communities Also Named Leggett ...
We found three communities that are also named Leggett.
Within Mississippi, the name Leggett is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Leggett is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leggett that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Leggett.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Leggett is located in Edgecombe County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leggett that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Leggett.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Leggett is located in Polk County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the Leggett that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Leggett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leggett ...
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.
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridges is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pricedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pricedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rushing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rushing is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
How Far From Leggett 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 Leggett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leggett and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Leggett to Magnolia, 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north (N). 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 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leggett) 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 Leggett 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 Leggett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1355, Longitude: -90.3040 In this case, the coordinates for Leggett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.131 degrees. |
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