Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Lincoln:
  • 31.492950, -90.569265
  • 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 West Lincoln

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since West Lincoln is near Franklin County and also Amite County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amite 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 West Lincoln

Communities Also Named West Lincoln ...

We found three communities that are also named West Lincoln.

Within Mississippi, the name West Lincoln is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Lancaster County
    • This West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Lincoln that is located in Lincoln County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of West Lincoln.
  • Ontario
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Vermont
    • Addison County
    • This West Lincoln is located in Addison County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Lincoln that is located in Lincoln County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of West Lincoln.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lincoln ...

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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Hartman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hartman is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Little Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
• Pearlhaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
• Quentin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Quentin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin
• Shucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shucktown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown

How Far From West Lincoln 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 West Lincoln to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Lincoln to Brookhaven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'