Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mayfair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayfair and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mayfair
- 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 Mayfair:
- 32.219037, -90.247312
- 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 Mayfair
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Mayfair is near Rankin County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- eBird sighting report for Copiah 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 Mayfair ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Mayfair.
Within Mississippi, the name Mayfair is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mayfair is located in Jefferson County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mayfair.
- Madison County
- This Mayfair is located in Madison County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mayfair.
- Montgomery County
- This Mayfair is located in Montgomery County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mayfair.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Mayfair is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mayfair.
- British Columbia
- This Mayfair lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- California
- Kern County
- This Mayfair is located in Kern County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Mayfair.
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mayfair [Los Angeles County].
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Mayfair is located in Chatham County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Mayfair.
- Dougherty County
- This Mayfair is located in Dougherty County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Mayfair.
- Fulton County
- This Mayfair is located in Fulton County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mayfair.
- Richmond County
- This Mayfair is located in Richmond County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mayfair.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Mayfair is located in Cook County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Mayfair.
- Tazewell County
- This Mayfair is located in Tazewell County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the north of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Mayfair.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Mayfair is located in Baltimore County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mayfair.
- Prince George's County
- This Mayfair is located in Prince George's County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mayfair.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Mayfair is located in Cumberland County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mayfair.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Mayfair is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mayfair.
- Ontario
- This Mayfair lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Mayfair is located in Northumberland County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mayfair.
- Philadelphia County
- This Mayfair is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mayfair.
- Saskatchewan
- This Mayfair lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Mayfair is located in Florence County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Mayfair.
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mayfair [Greenville County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayfair ...
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.
- Choctaw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Cooks Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Cooks Ferry is located in Hinds County
- Elton
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Elton Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
- Elton Place is located in Hinds County
- Garden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Garden Park is located in Hinds County
- Lost Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oak Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Raintree Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
- Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Sunkist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Willowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mayfair to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mayfair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayfair and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mayfair to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayfair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayfair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayfair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2190, Longitude: -90.2473 In this case, the coordinates for Mayfair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mayfair 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mayfair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.422 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.935 degrees. |