Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saukum:
  • 31.231283, -91.184830
  • 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 Saukum

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saukum ...

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.

• Freewoods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Freewoods is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewoods
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Harvard Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvard Ferry is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Ferry
• Ireland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ireland is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Laneheart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Laneheart is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneheart
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Perrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Perrytown is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Possum Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Possum Corner is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner

How Far From Saukum to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saukum to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodville, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saukum to Woodville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'