Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kola:
  • 31.625449, -89.527429
  • 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 Kola

• 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Since Kola is near Jefferson Davis County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Kola

Communities Also Named Kola ...

We found one communities that are also named Kola.

Within Mississippi, the name Kola is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Kola in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Kola lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kola that is located in Covington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kola ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Eminence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eminence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
• Kelly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Leaf River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leaf River is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mount Horeb
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Seminary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <2>
• Speedtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Speedtown is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedtown
• Station Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Station Creek is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Creek
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Willowtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willowtown is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

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

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

• Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kola to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'