Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ethel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ethel
- 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 Ethel:
- 33.124569, -89.465569
- 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 Ethel
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Ethel is near Winston County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Ethel ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Ethel.
Within Mississippi, the name Ethel is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ethel [Emanuel County].
- Hall County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Ethel.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Ethel lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ethel that is located in Attala County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Ethel is located in Benton County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ethel that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ethel.
- Lewis County
- This Ethel is located in Lewis County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km] to the northwest of the Ethel that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ethel.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ethel ...
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.
- Cowpen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Gregory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
- Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
- Marvins Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pierces Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
- Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Attala County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Attala County
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Attala County
How Far From Ethel 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 town such as Ethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ethel and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ethel to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ethel 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1246, Longitude: -89.4656 |
| <3> | 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 Ethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ethel 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 315.27 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.457 degrees. |