Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spanish Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Fort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spanish Fort
- 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 Spanish Fort:
- 32.759576, -90.734820
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spanish Fort
- 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 Sharkey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
- Since Spanish Fort is near Yazoo County and also Issaquena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
- eBird sighting report for Issaquena 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spanish Fort ...
We found three communities that share the name Spanish Fort.
Within Mississippi, the name Spanish Fort is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spanish Fort that is located in Sharkey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Spanish Fort.
- Louisiana
- Orleans Parish
- This Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south of the Spanish Fort that is located in Sharkey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Spanish Fort.
- Texas
- Montague County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Montague County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spanish Fort that is located in Sharkey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Spanish Fort.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Fort ...
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 Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
- Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Enola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Holly Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Holly Bluff is located in Yazoo County
- Horn Place Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Place Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
- Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Kansas Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Landing
- Kansas Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Little Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sunflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
- Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
How Far From Spanish Fort to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spanish Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Fort and extending to:
- Rolling Fork, which is the Seat of Sharkey County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Fort to Rolling Fork, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spanish Fort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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- Spanish Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7596, Longitude: -90.7348 In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Fort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Spanish Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.045 degrees. |