Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nashdale:
  • 33.460400, -88.803387
  • 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 Nashdale

• 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
  • Since Nashdale is near Clay County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Nashdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashdale ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cherokee Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Green Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Hillbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillbrook is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Patrick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Rosedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Starkville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <1>
• Stonegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Timbercove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
• University Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nashdale and extending to:

• Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Nashdale to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'