Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conehatta:
  • 32.450943, -89.283543
  • 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 Conehatta

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Conehatta is near Scott County and also Neshoba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba 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 Conehatta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conehatta ...

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.

• Dennis Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Settlement is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Settlement
• Ebenezer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Greenfield ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hays
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hays is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Hazel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hazel is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake
  • From Conehatta to Lake
• Little Italy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Italy is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Patrons Union ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Patrons Union is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrons Union
• Piketown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Piketown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Prospect is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Wolf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wolf is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Conehatta to Decatur, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'