Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gholson:
  • 32.936518, -88.733938
  • 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 Gholson

• 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Since Gholson is near Kemper County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Gholson

Communities Also Named Gholson ...

We found one communities that are also named Gholson.

Within Mississippi, the name Gholson is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Gholson in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • McLennan County
    • This Gholson is located in McLennan County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Gholson that is located in Noxubee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Gholson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gholson ...

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.

• Claytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Claytown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytown
• Clearman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearman is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearman
• Cow Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Creek is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Handle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
• May Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • May Spring is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
• Prince Chapel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Prince Chapel is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Chapel
• Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summerville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Triplets Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gholson and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gholson to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'