Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marvins Chapel:
  • 33.108462, -89.544520
  • 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 Marvins Chapel

• 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 Marvins Chapel is near Leake County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Marvins Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marvins Chapel ...

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

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

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

• Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Marvins Chapel to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'