Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owens Wells:
  • 33.095129, -89.967862
  • 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 Owens Wells

• 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Owens Wells is near Attala County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Owens Wells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens Wells ...

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.

• Bowlin ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bowlin is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Ebenezer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Eulogy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eulogy is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Goodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
• Jones Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Oregon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oregon is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Poplar Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rockport ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Williams Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Ferry is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry

How Far From Owens Wells 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 Owens Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owens Wells and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Owens Wells to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'