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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 North Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bend 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 North Bend:
    • 32.868187, -88.993114
    • 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 North Bend
  • 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
    • Since North Bend is near Winston County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 North Bend

Communities Also Named North Bend ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named North Bend.

Within Mississippi, the name North Bend is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This North Bend lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This North Bend is located in Cobb County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of North Bend.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Finney County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of North Bend.
    • Kentucky
      • Powell County
      • This North Bend is located in Powell County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of North Bend.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This North Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of North Bend.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This North Bend is located in Baltimore City and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of North Bend.
    • Nebraska
      • Dodge County
      • This North Bend is located in Dodge County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of North Bend.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This North Bend is located in Hamilton County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of North Bend.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This North Bend is located in Coos County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of North Bend.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This North Bend is located in Clinton County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of North Bend.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This North Bend is located in King County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Bend.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This North Bend is located in Greenbrier County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of North Bend.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • This North Bend is located in Jackson County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the north of the North Bend that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of North Bend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bend ...

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.

  • Bond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bond is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Claytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Claytown is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytown
  • Cow Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cow Creek is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Forestdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Handle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
  • Prince Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prince Chapel is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Chapel
  • Red Bud ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bud is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Sandtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sandtown is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Spring Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From North Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Bend to Philadelphia, with an average speed<3> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- North Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 North Bend 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 North Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8682, Longitude: -88.9931       In this case, the coordinates for North Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.958 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.683 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.311 degrees.