Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tinnin:
  • 32.424310, -90.345370
  • 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 Tinnin

• 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 Tinnin is near Madison County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Tinnin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinnin ...

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.

• Adelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adelle is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
• Cherry Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
• Cynthia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
• Forest Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
• Huntcliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Kentwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Meadow Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
• Meadowhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
• Presidential Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
• Queens Lane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
• Trailwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tinnin and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tinnin to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 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 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'