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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 Shadow Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Wood 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 Shadow Wood:
- 31.289620, -89.350063
- 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 Shadow Wood
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Shadow Wood is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Shadow Wood
Communities Also Named Shadow Wood ...
We found two communities that are also named Shadow Wood.
Within Mississippi, the name Shadow Wood is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shadow Wood that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Shadow Wood.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Shadow Wood is located in Knox County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shadow Wood that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Shadow Wood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Wood ...
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.
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carterville is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Dragon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dragon is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peoples Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
- Petal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Tall Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
How Far From Shadow Wood 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 Shadow Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadow Wood and extending to:
- Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shadow Wood to Purvis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadow Wood) 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 Shadow Wood 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 Shadow Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2896, Longitude: -89.3501 In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.73 degrees. |
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