Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rawhide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rawhide and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rawhide
- 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 Rawhide:
- 30.652970, -89.137823
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rawhide
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Rawhide is near Stone County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rawhide ...
We found seven communities that share the name Rawhide.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Rawhide.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This Rawhide is located in Placer County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rawhide that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Rawhide.
- Tuolumne County
- This Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the west northwest of the Rawhide that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Rawhide.
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Virginia
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawhide ...
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.
- Big Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Crane Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek
- Crane Creek is located in Hancock County
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Orange Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Harrison County
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Saucier
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
- Saucier is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <5>
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Silver Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
- Success
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Ten Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Rawhide 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 Rawhide to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rawhide once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rawhide and extending to:
- Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rawhide to Gulfport, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rawhide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rawhide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6530, Longitude: -89.1378 In this case, the coordinates for Rawhide have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rawhide could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rawhide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rawhide to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.84 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.245 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.752 degrees. |