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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 Q and C Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Q and C 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 Q and C Ferry:
- 32.334591, -90.895938
- 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 Q and C 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Q and C Ferry is near Madison Parish and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
- 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 Q and C Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Q and C 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.
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jetts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jetts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Kings Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Ferry is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Long Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Lake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Porters Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Signal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Signal is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
- Stout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Valley Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Waltersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Q and C 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 Q and C 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 Q and C Ferry and extending to:
- Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Q and C Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Q and C 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 Q and C 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 Q and C Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3346, Longitude: -90.8959 In this case, the coordinates for Q and C Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.182 degrees. |
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