Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Betheden:
  • 33.219847, -88.940892
  • 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 Betheden

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since Betheden is near Oktibbeha County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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 Betheden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Betheden ...

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.

• Craig Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
• Deposit ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deposit is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farewells ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Farewells is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewells
• Gum Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gum Springs is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Highpoint
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Highpoint is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Longview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Louisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
• Lynn Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
• Pleasant Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
• Triplets Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners

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

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

• Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Betheden to Louisville, 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'