Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waters Landing:
  • 30.790745, -88.464739
  • 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 Waters Landing

• 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 George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Since Waters Landing is near Mobile County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Waters Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waters Landing ...

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.

• Central
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Dean Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dean Landing is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
• Dickens Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
• Donovan ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Donovan is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
• Earlville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Earlville is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Ponderosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Popetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Rock Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Scenic Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Seven Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Shipman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shipman is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
• Tanner Williams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
• Tanners Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry

How Far From Waters Landing 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 Waters Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lucedale, which is the Seat of George County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waters Landing to Lucedale, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'