Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slater Ferry:
  • 33.242343, -90.731484
  • 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 Slater Ferry

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Slater Ferry is near Sunflower County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Slater Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slater Ferry ...

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.

• Bourbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Empire is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Floyd
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Floyd is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Hollandale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollandale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
• Murphy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Murphy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Murphy Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Murphy Ferry is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ferry
• Quay ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
• Randolph ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Slater Ferry and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slater Ferry to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two 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 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'