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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 Topisaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topisaw 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 Topisaw:
- 31.289696, -90.273427
- 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 Topisaw
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Topisaw is near Walthall County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Topisaw
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topisaw ...
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.
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blueberry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Bridges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- China Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- China Grove is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Emerald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Kirkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pricedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pricedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Rushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushing is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
How Far From Topisaw 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 Topisaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Topisaw and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Topisaw to Magnolia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Topisaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Topisaw 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 Topisaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2897, Longitude: -90.2734 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.095 degrees. |
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