Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Zion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Zion and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Zion
- 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 Mount Zion:
- 33.408453, -88.306425
- 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 Mount Zion
- 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Since Mount Zion is near Pickens County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...
We found 66 communities that share the name Mount Zion.
There are three communities within Mississippi that are also named Mount Zion.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 65 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Jones County
- This Mount Zion is located in Jones County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mount Zion.
- Simpson 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 Mississippi community of Mount Zion [Simpson County].
- Tippah County
- This Mount Zion is located in Tippah County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Mount Zion.
- Jones County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Cherokee County].
- Cullman County
- This Mount Zion is located in Cullman County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Mount Zion.
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [DeKalb County].
- Montgomery 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 Alabama community of Mount Zion [Montgomery County].
- Randolph County
- This Mount Zion is located in Randolph County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Zion.
- Tallapoosa County
- This Mount Zion is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east southeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Mount Zion.
- Arkansas
- Cleveland County
- This Mount Zion is located in Cleveland County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Mount Zion.
- Independence County
- This Mount Zion is located in Independence County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Mount Zion.
- Johnson County
- This Mount Zion is located in Johnson County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mount Zion.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Mount Zion is located in Carroll County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Zion.
- Hancock County
- This Mount Zion is located in Hancock County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Mount Zion.
- Stewart County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Zion [Stewart County].
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Mount Zion is located in Macon County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Mount Zion.
- Indiana
- Wells County
- This Mount Zion is located in Wells County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Mount Zion.
- Iowa
- Van Buren County
- This Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Mount Zion.
- Kansas
- Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Mount Zion [Ellsworth County].
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Zion [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Mount Zion is located in Allen County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Mount Zion.
- Clark County
- This Mount Zion is located in Clark County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Mount Zion.
- Grant County
- This Mount Zion is located in Grant County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Mount Zion.
- Pulaski County
- This Mount Zion is located in Pulaski County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mount Zion.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Zion [Jackson Parish].
- Lincoln Parish
- This Mount Zion is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Mount Zion.
- Red River Parish
- This Mount Zion is located in Red River Parish and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Mount Zion.
- Winn Parish
- This Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Mount Zion.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Mount Zion is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Mount Zion.
- Caroline County
- This Mount Zion is located in Caroline County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Mount Zion.
- Frederick 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 Maryland community of Mount Zion [Frederick County].
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Zion is located in Montgomery County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Zion.
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Mount Zion is located in Douglas County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Mount Zion.
- Henry County
- This Mount Zion is located in Henry County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the northwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mount Zion.
- North Carolina
- Alleghany County
- This Mount Zion is located in Alleghany County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Mount Zion.
- Davie County
- This Mount Zion is located in Davie County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Mount Zion.
- Guilford County
- This Mount Zion is located in Guilford County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Mount Zion.
- Wilkes County
- This Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Mount Zion.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Zion [Adams County].
- Noble County
- This Mount Zion is located in Noble County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Mount Zion.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Mount Zion is located in McCurtain County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Mount Zion.
- Ontario
- This Mount Zion lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Mount Zion is located in Cumberland County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mount Zion.
- Lebanon County
- This Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Mount Zion.
- Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [Luzerne County].
- Monroe County
- This Mount Zion is located in Monroe County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mount Zion.
- York County
- This Mount Zion is located in York County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Mount Zion.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Mount Zion is located in Dorchester County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Mount Zion.
- Florence County
- This Mount Zion is located in Florence County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Mount Zion.
- Spartanburg County
- This Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Mount Zion.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Mount Zion is located in Carroll County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Zion.
- Cheatham County
- This Mount Zion is located in Cheatham County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Mount Zion.
- Cumberland County
- This Mount Zion is located in Cumberland County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mount Zion.
- Lawrence County
- This Mount Zion is located in Lawrence County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Zion.
- McNairy County
- This Mount Zion is located in McNairy County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the north of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Mount Zion.
- Monroe County
- This Mount Zion is located in Monroe County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mount Zion.
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Zion is located in Montgomery County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Zion.
- Sevier County
- This Mount Zion is located in Sevier County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Mount Zion.
- Warren County
- This Mount Zion is located in Warren County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mount Zion.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Zion is located in Montgomery County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Zion.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Mount Zion is located in Accomack County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Mount Zion.
- Campbell County
- This Mount Zion is located in Campbell County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Mount Zion.
- Middlesex County
- This Mount Zion is located in Middlesex County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Mount Zion.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mount Zion.
- Tucker 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 West Virginia community of Mount Zion [Tucker County].
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Mount Zion is located in Crawford County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Zion that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mount Zion.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Zion ...
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.
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
- Cedar View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
- Cedar View is located in Lowndes County
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Ethelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Greenacres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Greenacres is located in Lowndes County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Plum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mount Zion to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Zion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mount Zion once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Zion and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Zion to Columbus, with an average speed<6> 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Zion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Zion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4085, Longitude: -88.3064 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Zion 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Zion 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> | 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 Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mount Zion to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.319 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.928 degrees. |