Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lost Gap:
  • 32.341719, -88.800105
  • 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 Lost Gap

• 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 Lost Gap is near Newton County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Lost Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Gap ...

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.

• Basic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Basic is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
• Bonita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bonita is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Chunky
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chunky is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chunky
  • From Lost Gap to Chunky
• Complete
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Complete is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complete
• Graham
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Meridian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meridian
  • From Lost Gap to Meridian
• Nellieburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
• Pine Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Poplar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Wolf Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs

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

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

• Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lost Gap to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'