Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eliphaz:
  • 34.655658, -90.118704
  • 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 Eliphaz

• 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 Tate County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
  • Since Eliphaz is near Tunica County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Eliphaz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eliphaz ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <1>
• Cottonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cottonville is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Crockett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Cub Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
• Cypress Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
• Goode
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goode is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
• Little Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Texas is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Longtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Longtown is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sarah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarah is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Savage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Savage is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage

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

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

• Senatobia, which is the Seat of Tate County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Eliphaz to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'