Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vestry:
  • 30.726857, -88.775864
  • 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 Vestry

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Vestry is near George County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Vestry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vestry ...

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.

• Central
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dale is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Graham Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Ferry
• Holders Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Holly Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Popetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Ruble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruble is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vestry and extending to:

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vestry to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'