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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 New Hamilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hamilton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hamilton:
    • 33.737892, -88.444763
    • 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 Hamilton
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since New Hamilton is near Lowndes County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hamilton

Communities Also Named New Hamilton ...

We found one communities that are also named New Hamilton.

Within Mississippi, the name New Hamilton is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named New Hamilton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This New Hamilton lies 3,721 miles [5,988.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Hamilton that is located in Monroe County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hamilton ...

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.

  • Buttahatchie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buttahatchie is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttahatchie
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Flint Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Gallagher Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallagher Ferry is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
  • Green Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Mormon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mormon Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Springs
  • Piney Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Strong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Strong is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Tanglewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
  • Tucker Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Hamilton and extending to:

  • Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from New Hamilton to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 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- New Hamilton) 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 New Hamilton 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 New Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7379, Longitude: -88.4448       In this case, the coordinates for New Hamilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.689 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.489 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.92 degrees.