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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 Paulding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paulding 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 Paulding:
    • 32.030707, -89.037555
    • 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 Paulding
  • 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Since Paulding is near Clarke County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Paulding

Communities Also Named Paulding ...

We found four communities that are also named Paulding.

Within Mississippi, the name Paulding is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Paulding is located in Ontonagon County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the north of the Paulding that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Paulding.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Paulding is located in Dunklin County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Paulding that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Paulding.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Paulding is located in Salem County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Paulding that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Paulding.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This Paulding is located in Paulding County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Paulding that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Paulding.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulding ...

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.

  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Burns ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Burns is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Choctaw ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Fellowship ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Former name for Fellowship:
    • Masengale
    • Fellowship has also been known as:
    • Old Fellowship
  • Goodwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodwater is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Harmony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
  • Mulberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Nancy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nancy is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • New Fellowship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Fellowship is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fellowship
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Rose Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

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

  • Bay Springs, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paulding to Bay Springs, 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 four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paulding) 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 Paulding 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 Paulding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0307, Longitude: -89.0376       In this case, the coordinates for Paulding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.913 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.48 degrees.