Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gaston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gaston
- 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 Gaston:
- 34.704261, -88.598108
- 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 Gaston
- 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 Prentiss County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
- Since Gaston is near Alcorn County and also Tippah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alcorn County
- eBird sighting report for Tippah 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 Gaston ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Gaston.
Within Mississippi, the name Gaston is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Gaston is located in Sumter County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south of the Gaston that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gaston.
- Wilcox 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 Alabama community of Gaston [Wilcox County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Halifax 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 North Carolina community of Gaston [Halifax County].
- Northampton County
- This Gaston is located in Northampton County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gaston that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Gaston.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Gaston is located in Lewis County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gaston that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Gaston.
- Marion County
- This Gaston is located in Marion County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the northeast of the Gaston that is located in Prentiss County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gaston.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaston ...
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.
- Altitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Biggersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Crow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Dry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hightown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hills Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel
- Hills Chapel is located in Prentiss County
- Jumpertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sunflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Synagogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Thrasher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Gaston 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 Gaston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaston and extending to:
- Booneville, which is the Seat of Prentiss County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gaston to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gaston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7043, Longitude: -88.5981 In this case, the coordinates for Gaston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gaston 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> | 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. |
| <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 Gaston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.849 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.806 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.789 degrees. |