Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walden
- 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 Walden:
- 33.933999, -88.427820
- 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 Walden
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Walden is near Itawamba County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
- eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Walden ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Walden.
Within Mississippi, the name Walden is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- New York
- Erie County
- This Walden is located in Erie County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Walden.
- Orange County
- This Walden is located in Orange County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km] to the northeast of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Walden.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Walden lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- Ontario
- This Walden lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walden [Abbeville County].
- Lexington County
- This Walden is located in Lexington County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the east of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Walden.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This Walden is located in Jefferson County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Walden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Walden.
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walden.
- Vermont
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walden ...
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.
- Ales ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Coon Tail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cotton Gin Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Gin Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
- Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Fields Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Wise Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Walden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Walden once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Walden and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walden to Aberdeen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9340, Longitude: -88.4278 In this case, the coordinates for Walden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Walden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Walden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.692 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.52 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.874 degrees. |