Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mathews Crossing:
  • 33.336511, -90.394531
  • 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 Mathews Crossing

• 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
  • Since Mathews Crossing is near Holmes County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Mathews Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mathews Crossing ...

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.

• Butler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Four Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Horseshoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Jaketown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
• Marksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marksville is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Mayday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mayday is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
• Moorhead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Swiftown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Swiftown is located in Leflore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftown

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

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

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mathews Crossing to Greenwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'