Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Southhaven:
  • 34.991761, -90.127593
  • 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 Southhaven

• 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 Southhaven 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 Southhaven

Communities Also Named Southhaven ...

We found one communities that are also named Southhaven.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Southhaven.

Beyond Mississippi.

• Communities Located In Mississippi ...
  • Warren County
    • This Southhaven is located in Warren County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southhaven that is located in DeSoto County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Southhaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southhaven ...

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.

• Blue Goose ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Goose is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
• Darwin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Darwin is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Days
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Days is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
• Glover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Goodman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodman is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Holly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Horn Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <2>
• Lake View
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake View is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lynchburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Twin Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southhaven to Hernando, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 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 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'