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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 Waltersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waltersville 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 Waltersville:
- 32.379589, -90.867882
- 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 Waltersville
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Waltersville is near Madison Parish and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Waltersville
Communities Also Named Waltersville ...
We found one communities that are also named Waltersville.
Within Mississippi, the name Waltersville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Waltersville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Powell County
- This Waltersville is located in Powell County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waltersville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Waltersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waltersville ...
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.
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jetts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kings
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Kings Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Ferry is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Long Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Porters Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Signal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Signal is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
- Stout
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Sweets Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry
- Valley Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Waltersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waltersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waltersville and extending to:
- Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Waltersville to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waltersville) 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 Waltersville 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 Waltersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3796, Longitude: -90.8679 In this case, the coordinates for Waltersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.071 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.163 degrees. |
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