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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 Savoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savoy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Savoy:
- 32.270701, -88.769769
- 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 Savoy
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Savoy is near Clarke County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Savoy
Communities Also Named Savoy ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Savoy.
Within Mississippi, the name Savoy is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Savoy [Marion County].
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Savoy is located in Washington County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Savoy.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Savoy [Los Angeles County].
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Savoy is located in Champaign County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the north of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Savoy.
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- This Savoy is located in Whitley County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Savoy.
- Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Savoy is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Savoy.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Savoy is located in Berkshire County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Savoy.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Savoy [Washington County].
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This Savoy is located in Blaine County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<2> to the northwest of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Savoy.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Savoy [Potter County].
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This Savoy is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Savoy.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Savoy is located in Fannin County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Savoy that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Savoy.
- Wisconsin
- Buffalo County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Savoy [Buffalo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savoy ...
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.
- Basic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Basic is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Complete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Complete is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
- Earles Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Earles Ferry is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles Ferry
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lost Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sable is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Wolf Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs
- Zero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zero is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Savoy 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 Savoy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savoy and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Savoy to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Savoy 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Savoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Savoy 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 Savoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2707, Longitude: -88.7698 In this case, the coordinates for Savoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.385 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.33 degrees. |
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