Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Warsaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warsaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Warsaw
- 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 Warsaw:
- 34.830930, -89.686195
- 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 Warsaw
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Warsaw is near DeSoto County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Warsaw ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Warsaw.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Warsaw.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Warsaw is located in Fulton County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Warsaw.
- McIntosh County
- This Warsaw is located in McIntosh County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Warsaw.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Warsaw lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northeast of the Warsaw that is located in Marshall County.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Warsaw is located in Jefferson County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Warsaw that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warsaw.
- Lackawanna County
- This Warsaw is located in Lackawanna County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the northeast of the Warsaw that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Warsaw.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Warsaw [Luzerne County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warsaw ...
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.
- Cedarview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Coal Oil Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Oil Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Oil Corner
- Coal Oil Corner is located in Marshall County
- Cockrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Handy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Corner
- Handy Corner is located in DeSoto County
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Red Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Banks is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Banks <5>
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Warsaw 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 Warsaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warsaw and extending to:
- Holly Springs, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warsaw to Holly Springs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warsaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Warsaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warsaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8309, Longitude: -89.6862 In this case, the coordinates for Warsaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Warsaw 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. |
| <3> | 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 Warsaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Warsaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.538 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.62 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.227 degrees. |