Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Ann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Ann and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Ann
- 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 Saint Ann:
- 32.782696, -89.660590
- 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 Saint Ann
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Saint Ann is near Madison County and also Attala County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Attala 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 Saint Ann ...
We found four communities that share the name Saint Ann.
Within Mississippi, the name Saint Ann is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Prince Edward Island
- This Saint Ann lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Ann that is located in Leake County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Ann ...
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.
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carthage
- From Saint Ann to Carthage
- Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Leake County
- Freeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Gill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Piggtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pilgrim Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
- Raytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Redwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Revive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tuckers Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
How Far From Saint Ann 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 Saint Ann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Ann and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Ann to Jackson, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Ann. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Saint Ann 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Ann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Ann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7827, Longitude: -89.6606 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Saint Ann to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.138 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.599 degrees. |