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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mayday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayday and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mayday:
- 33.360955, -90.313974
- 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 Mayday
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since Mayday is near Holmes County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Mayday
Communities Also Named Mayday ...
We found four communities that are also named Mayday.
Within Mississippi, the name Mayday is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mayday [La Plata County].
- Georgia
- Echols County
- This Mayday is located in Echols County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mayday that is located in Leflore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Mayday.
- Henry County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mayday [Henry County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Mayday is located in Washington County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mayday that is located in Leflore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mayday.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayday ...
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.
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Four Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Mile is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Horseshoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Itta Bena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Meeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oklahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Pinchback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinchback is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Swiftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftown
How Far From Mayday 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 Mayday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayday and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mayday to Greenwood, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mayday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mayday to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3610, Longitude: -90.3140 In this case, the coordinates for Mayday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.816 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.767 degrees. |
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