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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 Varnado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varnado 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 Varnado:
    • 31.338785, -89.357841
    • 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 Varnado
  • 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
    • Since Varnado is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Varnado

Communities Also Named Varnado ...

We found one communities that are also named Varnado.

Within Mississippi, the name Varnado is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Varnado in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Varnado is located in Washington Parish and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest of the Varnado that is located in Lamar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Varnado.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Varnado ...

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.

  • Bowie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bowie is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Carterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carterville is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clyde is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Dragon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dragon is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harvey is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Maybank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maybank is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Peoples Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
  • Petal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Richburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Richburg is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Shadow Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Tall Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Varnado and extending to:

  • Purvis, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Varnado to Purvis, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Varnado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Varnado 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 Varnado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3388, Longitude: -89.3578       In this case, the coordinates for Varnado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.042 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.572 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.725 degrees.