Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Linsey:
  • 33.085123, -91.064829
  • 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 Linsey

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Linsey is near Chicot County and also Issaquena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Issaquena 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 Linsey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linsey ...

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.

• Erwin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Glen Allan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Allan is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
• Grace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Grand Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grand Lake is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
• James
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • James is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Lake Washington ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Washington is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
• Longwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Longwood is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Marathon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
• Readland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Readland is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readland
• Silver Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Woodside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodside is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Linsey once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linsey and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Linsey to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 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>'