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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 Southwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood Estates 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 Southwood Estates:
- 32.212649, -90.238145
- 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 Southwood Estates
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Southwood Estates is near Rankin County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah 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 Southwood Estates
Communities Also Named Southwood Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Southwood Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Southwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Southwood Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southwood Estates that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southwood Estates.
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Southwood Estates is located in Union County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southwood Estates that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Southwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Southwood Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southwood Estates that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Southwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood Estates ...
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.
- Choctaw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Cooks Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks Ferry is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Elton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Elton Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elton Place is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
- Garden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Lost Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
- Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plain is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Raintree Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sunkist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunkist is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- Willowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
How Far From Southwood Estates 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 Southwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southwood Estates and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Southwood Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Southwood Estates 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 Southwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2126, Longitude: -90.2381 In this case, the coordinates for Southwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.664 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.414 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.932 degrees. |
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