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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 Warrenton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrenton Heights 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 Warrenton Heights:
- 32.237650, -90.916772
- 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 Warrenton Heights
- 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 Warrenton Heights is near Madison Parish and also Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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 Warrenton Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrenton Heights ...
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.
- Big Black
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Black is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeff Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jetts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Porters Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
- Redbone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redbone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
- Stout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
How Far From Warrenton Heights 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 Warrenton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Warrenton Heights and extending to:
- Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Warrenton Heights to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 903 miles [1,453.2 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 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warrenton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Warrenton Heights 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 Warrenton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2377, Longitude: -90.9168 In this case, the coordinates for Warrenton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.087 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.206 degrees. |
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