Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mantachie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantachie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mantachie
- 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 Mantachie:
- 34.325154, -88.496097
- 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 Mantachie
- 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 Itawamba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
- Since Mantachie is near Lee County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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 Mantachie ...
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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Itawamba County
- Chapelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelville
- Chapelville is located in Lee County
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Eggville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Indian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Priceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Lee County
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Itawamba County
- Skyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mantachie 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 town such as Mantachie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mantachie and extending to:
- Fulton, which is the Seat of Itawamba County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mantachie to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mantachie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Itawamba County: www.co.itawamba.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mantachie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mantachie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3252, Longitude: -88.4961 In this case, the coordinates for Mantachie 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 Mantachie 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 314.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.823 degrees. |