Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Choctaw City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choctaw City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Choctaw City

• 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 Choctaw City:
  • 32.209033, -88.094186
  • 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 Choctaw City

• 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Since Choctaw City is near Marengo County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Choctaw City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw City ...

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.

• Campground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Campground is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
• Chapel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Edna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edna is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Gays Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
• Geneva
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Little Walker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
• Lotts Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
• Murphys Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
• Persimmon Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Choctaw City and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw City to Butler, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,252 miles [8,452.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'