Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Slaughter Flat Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slaughter Flat Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Slaughter Flat Landing

• 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 Slaughter Flat Landing:
  • 30.572140, -88.416957
  • 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 Slaughter Flat Landing

• 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 Slaughter Flat Landing is near Mobile County and also George 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 George 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 Slaughter Flat Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slaughter Flat Landing ...

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.

• Big Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dickens Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
• Fernland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
• Grand Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Bay is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay <1>
• Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Pecan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pecan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Pinecrest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Seven Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Tanners Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
• Three Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
• Union Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Church is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church

How Far From Slaughter Flat Landing 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 Slaughter Flat Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slaughter Flat Landing to Pascagoula, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'