Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loakfoma:
  • 33.248180, -88.887279
  • 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 Loakfoma

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loakfoma ...

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.

• Craig Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
• Deposit ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deposit is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fairport ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Farewells ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Farewells is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewells
• Green Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Gum Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gum Springs is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Heritage Colony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
• Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Longview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Lynn Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
• Pleasant Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Quail Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Triplets Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners

How Far From Loakfoma to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Loakfoma to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loakfoma to Louisville, with an average speed<2> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'