Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Byram:
  • 32.185427, -90.259534
  • 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 New Byram

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Since New Byram is near Rankin County and also Copiah 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for New Byram

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Byram ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Choctaw Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
• Cooks Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Ferry is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
• Elton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Elton Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton Place is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
• Lost Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
• Oak Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Raintree Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sunkist
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunkist is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
• Willowood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willowood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Byram and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Byram to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'