Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walkers Gin:
  • 33.644564, -88.970892
  • 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 Walkers Gin

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Walkers Gin is near Webster County and also Oktibbeha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha 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 Walkers Gin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Gin ...

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.

• Anchor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Cairo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cedar Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Congress ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Congress is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
• Dancy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dancy is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Double Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Fame
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fame is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Palestine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Rocky Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Rolling Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Self Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Self Creek is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
• Spring Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• West Point, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walkers Gin to West Point, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'