Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Noxubee Ferry:
  • 32.943184, -88.370869
  • 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 Noxubee 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Since Noxubee Ferry is near Sumter County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Noxubee Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noxubee 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.

• Big Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Lake is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Clark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Cooksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cross Roads is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dancy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dancy is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Fair Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Geiger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Old Scooba ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Scooba is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba
• Paulette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulette is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette

How Far From Noxubee Ferry 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 Noxubee 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 Noxubee Ferry and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Noxubee Ferry to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'