Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Matthews Ferry:
  • 34.591215, -90.231206
  • 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 Matthews Ferry

• 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 Tate County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
  • Since Matthews Ferry is near Panola County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Matthews Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Matthews Ferry ...

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.

• Cottonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonville is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Crockett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crockett is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Cypress Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
• Dubbs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dubbs is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
• Goode
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Goode is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
• Little Texas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Texas is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Longtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Longtown is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Sarah
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sarah is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Savage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Savage is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Yellow Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake

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

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

• Senatobia, which is the Seat of Tate County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Matthews Ferry to Senatobia, 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 four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 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 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'