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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 Pools Bluff Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pools Bluff Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pools Bluff Ferry:
- 30.705189, -89.846462
- 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 Pools Bluff 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
- Since Pools Bluff Ferry is near Washington Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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 Pools Bluff Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pools Bluff 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.
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lees Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Mitch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitch is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitch
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Riceville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
How Far From Pools Bluff Ferry 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 Pools Bluff Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pools Bluff Ferry and extending to:
- Poplarville, which is the Seat of Pearl River County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pools Bluff Ferry to Poplarville, with an average speed<3> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). 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 919 miles [1,479 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pools Bluff Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pools Bluff Ferry 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 Pools Bluff Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7052, Longitude: -89.8465 In this case, the coordinates for Pools Bluff Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.018 degrees. |
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