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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Foltz:
    • 33.434291, -89.744249
    • 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 Foltz
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Foltz is near Carroll County and also Attala County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala 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 Foltz

Communities Also Named Foltz ...

We found three communities that are also named Foltz.

Within Mississippi, the name Foltz is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Foltz [Pershing County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Foltz [Franklin County].
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Foltz [Berkeley County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foltz ...

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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Duck Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Fox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Friendship ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Minerva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Minerva is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Poplar Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Poplar Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Shady Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sugar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sweatman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman

How Far From Foltz to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foltz to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Foltz and extending to:

  • Winona, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 82 miles [132 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Foltz to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Foltz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Foltz 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foltz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Foltz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foltz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4343, Longitude: -89.7442       In this case, the coordinates for Foltz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.468 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.351 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.516 degrees.