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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 Shipman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shipman 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 Shipman:
    • 30.877409, -88.475017
    • 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 Shipman
  • 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 George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
    • Since Shipman is near Mobile County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Shipman

Communities Also Named Shipman ...

We found six communities that are also named Shipman.

Within Mississippi, the name Shipman is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Shipman is located in Macoupin County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north of the Shipman that is located in George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Shipman.
    • Indiana
      • Vermillion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Shipman [Vermillion County].
    • Missouri
      • Grundy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Shipman [Grundy County].
    • Ontario
      • This Shipman lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shipman that is located in George County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Shipman lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shipman that is located in George County.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Shipman is located in Nelson County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shipman that is located in George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Shipman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shipman ...

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.

  • Central
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Central is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Dean Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dean Landing is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
  • Donovan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Donovan is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
  • Earlville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Earlville is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Mountain ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mountain is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Popetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Popetown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
  • Rock Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Tanner Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
  • Tanners Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
  • Waters Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Waters Landing is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Landing

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

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

  • Lucedale, which is the Seat of George County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shipman to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Shipman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Shipman 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.
<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 Shipman 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 Shipman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8774, Longitude: -88.4750       In this case, the coordinates for Shipman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.467 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.842 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.459 degrees.