Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mattson:
  • 34.097889, -90.510096
  • 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 Mattson

• 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
  • Since Mattson is near Tallahatchie County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Mattson

Communities Also Named Mattson ...

We found two communities that are also named Mattson.

Within Mississippi, the name Mattson is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Kittson County
    • This Mattson is located in Kittson County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mattson that is located in Coahoma County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Mattson.
  • Texas
    • Haskell County
    • This Mattson is located in Haskell County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mattson that is located in Coahoma County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Mattson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattson ...

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.

• Africa ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Africa is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
• Beverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Bobo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Counts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Counts is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Dublin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Longstreet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Longstreet is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
• Lyon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyon is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Roundaway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
• Walnut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

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

• Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mattson to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'