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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 Whites Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Whites Ferry:
    • 32.316812, -90.154254
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whites Ferry
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Whites Ferry ...

We found five communities that share the name Whites Ferry.

Within Mississippi, the name Whites Ferry is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Whites Ferry is located in Jackson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whites Ferry that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Whites Ferry.
      • Sumter County
      • Although located in Sumter County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Whites Ferry.
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Whites Ferry is located in Baxter County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whites Ferry that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Whites Ferry.
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This Whites Ferry is located in Fulton County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the north of the Whites Ferry that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Whites Ferry.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wyoming County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Whites Ferry [Wyoming County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites Ferry ...

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.

  • Choctaw Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
  • Garden Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
    • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
  • Hickory Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
    • Hickory Glen is located in Rankin County
  • Highland Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
  • Hope Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
    • Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
  • Kings Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
    • Kings Heights is located in Rankin County
  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Plain is located in Rankin County
  • Queens Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
    • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
  • Randall Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Place
    • Randall Place is located in Rankin County
  • Rolling Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
  • Skyway Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Hills
    • Skyway Hills is located in Rankin County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Squirrel Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Summerwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
      • Summerwood is located in Rankin County
    • Tougaloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tougaloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tougaloo
      • Tougaloo is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tougaloo <4>
    • Van Winkle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
      • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Village Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
      • Village Glen is located in Madison County

How Far From Whites Ferry 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 Whites Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Whites Ferry to White House, with an average speed<5>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 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whites Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whites Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whites Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3168, Longitude: -90.1543       In this case, the coordinates for Whites Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Whites Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Whites Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.623 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.38 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.881 degrees.




 

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