Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pistol Ridge:
  • 31.003239, -89.318116
  • 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 Pistol Ridge

• 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Since Pistol Ridge is near Pearl River County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Pistol Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pistol Ridge ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bond is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Fruitland Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Maxie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maxie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Red Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Top is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Rock Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hill is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Texas is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Young
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Young is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Pistol Ridge to ...

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

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

• Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pistol Ridge to Hattiesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'