Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sawmill Pointe:
  • 30.414366, -88.564184
  • 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 Sawmill Pointe

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Sawmill Pointe is near Mobile County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Sawmill Pointe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawmill Pointe ...

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.

• Elders Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ferry
• Evergreen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ford is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Helena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Martin Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
• Orange Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Pecan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pecan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Randall Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Randall Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ferry

How Far From Sawmill Pointe 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 Sawmill Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sawmill Pointe to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'