Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willing:
  • 31.960991, -90.604264
  • 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 Willing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willing ...

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.

• Carpenter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Dentville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dentville is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
• Duke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Duke is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Harperville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Harperville is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
• Hermanville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Hoodtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hoodtown is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
• Jack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jack is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Reedtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Reedtown is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown

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

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

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willing to Hazlehurst, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'