Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gattman:
  • 33.884850, -88.236574
  • 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 Gattman

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Gattman is near Lamar County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Gattman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gattman ...

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.

• Buttahatchie ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buttahatchie is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttahatchie
• Crews
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crews is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
• Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
• Mormon Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mormon Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Springs
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pine Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
• Wise Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wise Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Gap

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gattman and extending to:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gattman to Aberdeen, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'