Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockhart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockhart and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockhart
- 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 Lockhart:
- 32.492353, -88.581518
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lockhart
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Lockhart is near Kemper County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kemper County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lockhart ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Lockhart.
Within Mississippi, the name Lockhart is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Lockhart is located in Covington County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lockhart that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Lockhart.
- Walker County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lockhart [Walker County].
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This Lockhart is located in Livingston Parish and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lockhart that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Lockhart.
- Union Parish
- This Lockhart is located in Union Parish and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west of the Lockhart that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Lockhart.
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockhart ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Complete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cuba
- From Lockhart to Cuba
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Daleville
- From Lockhart to Daleville
- Dove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meridian
- From Lockhart to Meridian
- Nellieburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Pine Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Prismatic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Shucktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Lockhart to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lockhart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockhart and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockhart to Meridian, with an average speed<6> 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 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockhart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4924, Longitude: -88.5815 In this case, the coordinates for Lockhart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lockhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lockhart could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lockhart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.676 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.305 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.214 degrees. |