Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pogo:
  • 34.557318, -88.113930
  • 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 Pogo

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Pogo is near Tishomingo County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Pogo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pogo ...

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.

• Bishop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bishop is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Bloody Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloody Springs is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Springs
• Dennis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Golden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
• Good Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Halltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Halltown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Maud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maud is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Mingo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mingo is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
• Petertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Petertown is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petertown
• Pleasant Site
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
• Seven Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Pines is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines

How Far From Pogo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pogo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pogo and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pogo to Russellville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'