Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mish:
  • 31.684053, -89.597292
  • 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 Mish

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mish ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Springs is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lone Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mount Horeb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Station Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Station Creek is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Creek
• Sunset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Willowtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowtown is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

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

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

• Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mish to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'