Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 May Spring:
  • 33.093182, -88.723661
  • 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 May Spring

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near May Spring ...

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.

• Clearman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearman is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearman
• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Farewells ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farewells is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewells
• Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
• Lynn Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
• Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
• Summerville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Triplets Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners

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

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from May Spring to Macon, 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'