Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elize:
  • 33.840948, -88.900056
  • 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 Elize

• 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
  • Since Elize is near Clay County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Elize

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elize ...

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.

• Anchor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Bacon ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bacon is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Cairo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cairo is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
• Congress ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Congress is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
• Egypt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Goose Pond ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goose Pond is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hall is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Jolly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jolly is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
• Palestine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Palestine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pikeville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Prospect ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Ridge ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Shake Rag ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shake Rag is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Elize once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elize and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Elize 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'