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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 Wards Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wards Ferry 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 Wards Ferry:
- 32.345978, -90.109530
- 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 Wards Ferry
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Wards Ferry is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Wards Ferry
Communities Also Named Wards Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Wards Ferry.
Within Mississippi, the name Wards Ferry is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish
- This Wards Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wards Ferry that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Wards Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Perry County
- This Wards Ferry is located in Perry County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wards Ferry that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wards Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wards Ferry ...
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.
- Forest Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
- Harbourview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbourview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
- Hickory Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Glen is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- Highland Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hope Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
- Kings Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Heights is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Lakeshore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randall Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randall Place is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Place
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Skyway Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skyway Hills is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Hills
- Squirrel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Summerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Tidewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tidewater is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Timber Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
- Tougaloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treasure Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
- Turtle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Village Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village Glen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
- Village Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village Square is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Woodlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Wards Ferry 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 Wards Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wards Ferry and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wards Ferry to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,459 miles [12,004.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wards Ferry) 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 Wards Ferry 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 Wards Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3460, Longitude: -90.1095 In this case, the coordinates for Wards Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.858 degrees. |
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