Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maybank:
  • 31.407671, -89.369786
  • 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 Maybank

• 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
  • Since Maybank is near Covington County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Maybank

Communities Also Named Maybank ...

We found one communities that are also named Maybank.

Within Mississippi, the name Maybank is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Maybank in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Maybank lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maybank that is located in Forrest County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maybank ...

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.

• Bowie
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bowie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Clyde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Dragon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dragon is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Jenkins Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
• Leeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leeville is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peoples Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
• Petal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Providence is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rainey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rainey is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey
• Shadow Wood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
• Tall Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines

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

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

• Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Maybank to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'