Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woolworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woolworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woolworth
- 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 Woolworth:
- 31.633223, -90.273423
- 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 Woolworth
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Woolworth is near Lawrence County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Copiah 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
Communities Also Named Woolworth ...
We found one communities that share the name Woolworth.
Within Mississippi, the name Woolworth is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Woolworth in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woolworth ...
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.
- Fair River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Lincoln County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - New Sight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Pearlhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearlhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
- Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
- Pines Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Ferry
- Pines Ferry is located in Lawrence County
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stronghope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope
- Stronghope is located in Copiah County
How Far From Woolworth 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 Woolworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woolworth and extending to:
- Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woolworth to Brookhaven, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woolworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woolworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woolworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6332, Longitude: -90.2734 In this case, the coordinates for Woolworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Woolworth 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 315.629 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.041 degrees. |