Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pelahatchie Woods:
  • 32.375700, -90.002583
  • 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 Pelahatchie Woods

• 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
  • Since Pelahatchie Woods is near Madison County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Pelahatchie Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelahatchie Woods ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
• Forest Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
• Harbourview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
• Lakeshore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Millrun
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Millrun is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
• Paradise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Sunrise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Timber Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
• Turtle Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
• Waterwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
• Woodlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlake is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pelahatchie Woods and extending to:

• Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pelahatchie Woods to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'