Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mathiston:
  • 33.540173, -89.124165
  • 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 Mathiston

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Mathiston is near Oktibbeha County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Mathiston

Communities Also Named Mathiston ...

We found one communities that are also named Mathiston.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Mathiston.

Beyond Mississippi.

• Communities Located In Mississippi ...
  • Choctaw County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Mathiston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mathiston ...

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.

• Bywy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bywy is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
• Dancy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dancy is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Double Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Double Springs
  • From Mathiston to Double Springs
• Fame
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fame is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fame
  • From Mathiston to Fame
• Grady
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grady is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Reform
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reform is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reform
  • From Mathiston to Reform
• Self Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Self Creek is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Walkers Gin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkers Gin is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Gin

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

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

• Walthall, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mathiston to Walthall, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'