Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Choctaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choctaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Choctaw
- 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:
- 33.558938, -90.811297
- 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 Choctaw
- 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 Bolivar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Since Choctaw is near Sunflower County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Communities Also Named Choctaw ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Choctaw.
There are four communities within Mississippi that are also named Choctaw.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Clarke County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Jones County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Choctaw is located in Iberville Parish and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the south of the Choctaw that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Choctaw.
- Lafourche Parish
- This Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south of the Choctaw that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Choctaw.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the south of the Choctaw that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Choctaw.
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Forkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Grapeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Heads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Heathman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Helm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Holly Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Hollyknowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyknowe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyknowe
- Hollyknowe is located in Washington County
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Longshot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Priscilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Roundaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
How Far From Choctaw 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 Choctaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Choctaw and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw to Cleveland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choctaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Choctaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choctaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choctaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5589, Longitude: -90.8113 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Choctaw could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Choctaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.145 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.942 degrees. |