Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oakchia:
  • 32.298476, -88.010573
  • 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 Oakchia

• 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 Oakchia 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 Oakchia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakchia ...

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.

• Blue Lock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
• Campground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Campground is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
• Choctaw City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
• Deans Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
• Edna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edna is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Griffins ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffins is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
• Hill Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hill Top is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Indian Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Murphys Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
• Persimmon Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakchia to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'