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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 Meeks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meeks 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 Meeks Ferry:
- 32.514029, -89.939526
- 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 Meeks 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Meeks Ferry is near Rankin County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Meeks Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meeks 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.
- Arrowhead Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Forest Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
- Forty ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forty is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty
- Harbourview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harbourview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
- Hunters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lakeshore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Millrun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millrun is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Paradise Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Pecan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pecan Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roses Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sandalwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Stonegate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sunrise Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Tavern Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
- Tidewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tidewater is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Timber Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
- Treasure Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
- Turtle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Twin Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Harbor is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbor
- Waterwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
- Woodlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Meeks 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 Meeks 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 Meeks Ferry and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Meeks Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meeks 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 Meeks 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 Meeks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5140, Longitude: -89.9395 In this case, the coordinates for Meeks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.509 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.76 degrees. |
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