Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waterwood:
  • 32.381533, -89.990361
  • 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 Waterwood

• 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
  • Since Waterwood is near Madison County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • 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 Waterwood

Communities Also Named Waterwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Waterwood.

Within Mississippi, the name Waterwood is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Waterwood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • San Jacinto County
    • This Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterwood that is located in Rankin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Waterwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterwood ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
• Forest Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
• Harbourview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
• Lakeshore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Millrun
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Millrun is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
• Paradise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Sunrise Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
• Timber Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
• Turtle Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
• Woodlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlake is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Waterwood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterwood and extending to:

• Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Waterwood to Jackson, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'