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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 Woodlawn Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Court and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woodlawn Court:
- 31.316564, -89.296451
- 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 Woodlawn Court
- 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Since Woodlawn Court is near Lamar County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Woodlawn Court
Communities Also Named Woodlawn Court ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodlawn Court.
Within Mississippi, the name Woodlawn Court is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Woodlawn Court in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Woodlawn Court is located in Adams County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north of the Woodlawn Court that is located in Forrest County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Woodlawn Court.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Court ...
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.
- Carterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carterville is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Dragon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dragon is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Harvey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Leeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Peoples Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
- Petal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Shadow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tall Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
How Far From Woodlawn Court 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 Woodlawn Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlawn Court and extending to:
- Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodlawn Court to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodlawn Court to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodlawn Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3166, Longitude: -89.2965 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.704 degrees. |
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