Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wingfield Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingfield Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wingfield Place
- 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 Wingfield Place:
- 32.280702, -90.245923
- 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 Wingfield Place
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Wingfield Place is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingfield Place ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Elton Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
- Elton Place is located in Hinds County
- Garden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Garden Park is located in Hinds County
- Lost Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Oak Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Queens Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
- Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
- Raintree Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
- Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sunkist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Van Winkle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Willowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wingfield Place 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 Wingfield Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wingfield Place and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wingfield Place to White House, with an average speed<3>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<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 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wingfield Place. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wingfield Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wingfield Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2807, Longitude: -90.2459 In this case, the coordinates for Wingfield Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wingfield Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.924 degrees. |