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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 Southaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southaven 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 Southaven:
- 34.952886, -89.976427
- 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 Southaven
- 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 DeSoto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- Since Southaven is near Shelby County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Southaven
Communities Also Named Southaven ...
We found one communities that are also named Southaven.
Within Mississippi, the name Southaven is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Southaven in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Southaven is located in Montgomery County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southaven that is located in DeSoto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southaven ...
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.
- Days
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- De Soto Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Deans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Corner is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
- Goodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Holly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Wells is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Southaven 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 city such as Southaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southaven and extending to:
- Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies just to the South.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Southaven to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 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- Southaven) 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 Southaven 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 Southaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9529, Longitude: -89.9764 In this case, the coordinates for Southaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.328 degrees. |
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