Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mahon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mahon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mahon
- 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 Mahon:
- 34.814818, -89.515357
- 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 Mahon
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Mahon is near Benton County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Mahon ...
We found five communities that share the name Mahon.
Within Mississippi, the name Mahon is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Marshall 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 Mahon [Marshall County].
- Whitley 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 Mahon [Whitley County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahon ...
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.
- Coal Oil Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Oil Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Oil Corner
- Coal Oil Corner is located in Marshall County
- Early Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
- Early Grove is located in Marshall County
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Red Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Banks is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Banks <4>
- Rockhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Snow Lake Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stonewall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Mahon 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 Mahon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mahon and extending to:
- Holly Springs, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mahon to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mahon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mahon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mahon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8148, Longitude: -89.5154 In this case, the coordinates for Mahon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mahon 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mahon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.493 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.157 degrees. |