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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Macedonia:
    • 33.184850, -89.596466
    • 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 Macedonia
  • 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
    • Since Macedonia is near Carroll County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Macedonia

Communities Also Named Macedonia ...

We found 60 communities that are also named Macedonia.

There are five communities within Mississippi that are also named Macedonia.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of 52 communities that are located in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Macedonia, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Chickasaw County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chickasaw County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Macedonia.
    • Forrest County
      • This Macedonia is located in Forrest County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Macedonia.
    • Lee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lee County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Macedonia.
    • Noxubee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Noxubee County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Macedonia.
    • Union County
      • This Macedonia is located in Union County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Macedonia.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cleburne County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lowndes County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Macedonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Macedonia.
      • Pickens County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pickens County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Macedonia.
      • Walker County
      • This Macedonia is located in Walker County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Macedonia.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Macedonia is located in Columbia County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Macedonia.
      • Conway County
      • This Macedonia is located in Conway County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Macedonia.
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Macedonia is located in Saint Francis County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Macedonia.
      • Yell County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yell County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Macedonia.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Macedonia is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Macedonia.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Miller County
      • This Macedonia is located in Miller County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Macedonia.
      • Towns County
      • This Macedonia is located in Towns County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Macedonia.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Macedonia is located in Hamilton County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Macedonia.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Macedonia is located in Harrison County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Macedonia.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Macedonia.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Breathitt County].
      • Christian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Christian County].
      • Estill County
      • This Macedonia is located in Estill County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Macedonia [Jackson Parish].
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Macedonia [Phelps County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monmouth County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Macedonia.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Cherokee County].
      • Chowan County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chowan County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Montgomery County].
      • Wake County
      • This Macedonia is located in Wake County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Macedonia.
      • Washington County
      • This Macedonia is located in Washington County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Macedonia.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yadkin County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Macedonia.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Macedonia is located in Butler County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Macedonia.
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Macedonia.
      • Summit County
      • This Macedonia is located in Summit County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Macedonia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Macedonia is located in Bradford County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Macedonia.
      • Juniata County
      • This Macedonia is located in Juniata County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Macedonia.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Macedonia [Lexington County].
      • Newberry County
      • This Macedonia is located in Newberry County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Macedonia.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Macedonia is located in Carroll County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Macedonia.
      • Haywood County
      • This Macedonia is located in Haywood County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Macedonia.
      • McMinn County
      • This Macedonia is located in McMinn County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Macedonia.
      • Monroe County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monroe County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Macedonia.
      • Obion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Obion County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Macedonia.
      • Sumner County
      • This Macedonia is located in Sumner County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Macedonia.
      • White County
      • This Macedonia is located in White County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Macedonia.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Austin County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Macedonia.
      • Bowie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Bowie County].
      • Camp County
      • This Macedonia is located in Camp County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Macedonia.
      • Liberty County
      • This Macedonia is located in Liberty County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Macedonia.
      • Marion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Marion County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Macedonia.
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Walker County].
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Macedonia is located in Accomack County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Macedonia.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Brazil
      • Distance: 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km]<1> to the southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Macedonia
    • Colombia
      • Distance: 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Macedonia
    • Romania
      • Distance: 5,483 miles [8,824 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Macedonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macedonia ...

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.

  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Center Point is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Ethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Friendship ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Liberty Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
  • Marvins Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
  • Pierces Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
  • Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
  • Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plantation is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Possumneck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Sand Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hill is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Unity ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Unity is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Macedonia once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Macedonia and extending to:

  • Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Macedonia to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Macedonia 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.
<3>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 Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Macedonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1848, Longitude: -89.5965       In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.356 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.187 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.50 degrees.