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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 Weathersby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weathersby 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 Weathersby:
- 31.939325, -89.831744
- 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 Weathersby
- 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Since Weathersby is near Rankin County and also Smith 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 Smith 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 Weathersby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weathersby ...
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.
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cyclone is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Joe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joe is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Magee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Merit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merit is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit
- Sanatorium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Zion Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Weathersby 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 Weathersby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weathersby and extending to:
- Mendenhall, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Weathersby to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weathersby) 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 Weathersby 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 Weathersby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9393, Longitude: -89.8317 In this case, the coordinates for Weathersby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.388 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.813 degrees. |
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