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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 Woodmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodmoor 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 Woodmoor:
    • 32.341812, -90.341759
    • 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 Woodmoor
  • 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 Woodmoor is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Woodmoor

Communities Also Named Woodmoor ...

We found four communities that are also named Woodmoor.

Within Mississippi, the name Woodmoor is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Woodmoor is located in El Paso County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodmoor that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Woodmoor.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Woodmoor is located in Baltimore County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodmoor that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Woodmoor.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodmoor is located in Montgomery County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the northeast of the Woodmoor that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodmoor.
      • Washington County
      • This Woodmoor is located in Washington County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the northeast of the Woodmoor that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodmoor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodmoor ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Forest Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Huntcliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Kentwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Meadow Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
  • Meadowhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
  • Queens Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
  • Trailwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodmoor to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Woodmoor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woodmoor 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 Woodmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3418, Longitude: -90.3418       In this case, the coordinates for Woodmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.741 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.953 degrees.