Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Queens Lane:
  • 32.342923, -90.263979
  • 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 Queens Lane

• 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Since Queens Lane is near Madison County and also Rankin 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 Rankin 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 Queens Lane

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens Lane ...

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.

• Cherry Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
• Cynthia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
• Forest Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
• Garden Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hope Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
• Huntcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Kentwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Meadow Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
• Meadowhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
• Presidential Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
• Trailwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
• Van Winkle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Queens Lane to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'