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:
  • 32.262649, -90.857049
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Southhaven is near Madison Parish and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 ...
  • DeSoto County
    • This Southhaven is located in DeSoto County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southhaven that is located in Warren County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto 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.

• Big Black
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Black is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
• Cedars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Jeff Davis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Jetts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jetts is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Porters Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
• Redbone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbone is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Stout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stout is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

How Far From Southhaven 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 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:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Southhaven to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'