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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 McAffees Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAffees Ferry 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 McAffees Ferry:
- 33.314290, -90.286196
- 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 McAffees Ferry
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since McAffees Ferry is near Holmes County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 McAffees Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAffees Ferry ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Horseshoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Marksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Mayday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayday is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Meeks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meeks is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Pinchback
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinchback is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback
How Far From McAffees Ferry 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 McAffees Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McAffees Ferry and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McAffees Ferry to Greenwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McAffees Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 McAffees Ferry 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 McAffees Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3143, Longitude: -90.2862 In this case, the coordinates for McAffees Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.764 degrees. |
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