Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McSwain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McSwain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McSwain
- 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 McSwain:
- 31.314622, -88.976996
- 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 McSwain
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since McSwain is near Jones County and also Forrest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Forrest 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McSwain ...
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.
- Brewer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Four Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Forrest County
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Goodluck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Hercules Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hercules Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules Station
- Hercules Station is located in Perry County
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Perry County
- Little Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Perry County
- Monarch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Redhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sand Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sunrise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From McSwain 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 McSwain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McSwain and extending to:
- New Augusta, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from McSwain to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McSwain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McSwain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McSwain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3146, Longitude: -88.9770 In this case, the coordinates for McSwain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McSwain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.579 degrees. |