Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sharon Acres:
  • 31.341841, -89.337563
  • 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 Sharon Acres

• 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Since Sharon Acres is near Lamar County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Sharon Acres

Communities Also Named Sharon Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Sharon Acres.

Within Mississippi, the name Sharon Acres is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Sharon Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Harford County
    • This Sharon Acres is located in Harford County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon Acres that is located in Forrest County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Sharon Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon Acres ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Carterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carterville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Dragon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dragon is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Harvey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harvey is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Leeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leeville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Maybank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maybank is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peoples Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Petal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
• Richburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Richburg is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
• Shadow Wood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
• Tall Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

How Far From Sharon Acres 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 Sharon Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharon Acres and extending to:

• Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sharon Acres to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 867 miles [1,395.3 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 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'