Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Melton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Melton
- 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 Melton:
- 31.786552, -91.057050
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Melton
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Melton is near Claiborne County and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Melton ...
We found eight communities that share the name Melton.
Within Mississippi, the name Melton is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Melton [Benton County].
- Reynolds County
- This Melton is located in Reynolds County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north of the Melton that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Melton.
- New Jersey
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melton ...
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.
- Cadillac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Dennis Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
- Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Four Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Red Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Shankstown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shankstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankstown
- Shankstown is located in Jefferson County
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Violet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Melton 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 Melton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melton and extending to:
- Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Melton to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7866, Longitude: -91.0571 In this case, the coordinates for Melton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Melton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Melton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.128 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.896 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.334 degrees. |