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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 Marydell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marydell 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 Marydell:
    • 32.885410, -89.383681
    • 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 Marydell
  • 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
    • Since Marydell is near Attala County and also Neshoba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba 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 Marydell

Communities Also Named Marydell ...

We found four communities that are also named Marydell.

Within Mississippi, the name Marydell is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Laurel County
      • This Marydell is located in Laurel County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marydell that is located in Leake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Marydell.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Marydell is located in Howard County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marydell that is located in Leake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Marydell.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Marydell is located in Durham County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marydell that is located in Leake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Marydell.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Marydell [Greenville County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marydell ...

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.

  • Alice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Center is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossroad is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
  • Ebenezer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Luther is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Pearl Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pearl Hill is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Hill
  • Sunrise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunrise is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Vowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marydell and extending to:

  • Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marydell to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 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 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marydell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marydell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Marydell 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 Marydell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8854, Longitude: -89.3837       In this case, the coordinates for Marydell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.199 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.965 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.467 degrees.