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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 Rolling Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rolling Woods:
    • 34.352884, -89.477025
    • 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 Rolling Woods
  • 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
    • Since Rolling Woods is near Yalobusha County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yalobusha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Rolling Woods

Communities Also Named Rolling Woods ...

We found three communities that are also named Rolling Woods.

Within Mississippi, the name Rolling Woods is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Rolling Woods is located in Madison County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east of the Rolling Woods that is located in Lafayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rolling Woods.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Rolling Woods is located in Butler County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rolling Woods that is located in Lafayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Rolling Woods.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rolling Woods that is located in Lafayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Rolling Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Woods ...

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.

  • Alesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Cornish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Denmark is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Keel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keel is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
  • Molly Barr Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Molly Barr Cove is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Barr Cove
  • Rollings Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rollings Woods is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollings Woods
  • Union Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Hall is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
  • University
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Rolling Woods 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 Rolling Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Woods to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Rolling Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rolling Woods 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 Rolling Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3529, Longitude: -89.4770       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.373 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.364 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.231 degrees.