Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westchester Hills:
  • 32.325701, -90.269257
  • 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 Westchester Hills

• 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Since Westchester Hills is near Rankin County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Westchester Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westchester Hills ...

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.

• Cherry Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
• Forest Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
• Garden Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Huntcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Kentwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Meadow Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
• Meadowhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
• Presidential Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
• Queens Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
• Trailwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
• Van Winkle
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle

How Far From Westchester Hills 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 Westchester Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Westchester Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 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 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'