Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lizelia:
  • 32.535695, -88.660044
  • 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 Lizelia

• 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Since Lizelia is near Kemper County and also Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Lizelia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lizelia ...

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.

• Bonita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Complete
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Complete is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
• Daleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
• Kipling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kipling is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Nellieburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Poplar Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Prismatic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
• Shucktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shucktown is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lizelia and extending to:

• Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lizelia to Meridian, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'