Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Red Lick:
  • 31.792504, -90.979635
  • 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 Red Lick

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Red Lick is near Claiborne County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Red Lick

Communities Also Named Red Lick ...

We found one communities that are also named Red Lick.

Within Mississippi, the name Red Lick is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Red Lick in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Bowie County
    • This Red Lick is located in Bowie County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Lick that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Red Lick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Lick ...

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.

• Cadillac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cadillac is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
• Dennis Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
• Elmo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmo is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Gordon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Green Meadow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Meadow is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Malcolm ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Malcolm is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Shankstown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shankstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankstown
• Union Church
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
• Uniontown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Uniontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Violet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Violet is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

How Far From Red Lick 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 Red Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Lick and extending to:

• Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Red Lick to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 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 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'