Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Noxapater:
  • 32.993618, -89.063473
  • 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 Noxapater

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since Noxapater is near Neshoba County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Noxapater

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noxapater ...

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.

• Bond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bond is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Calvary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Claytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Claytown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytown
• Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Handle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
• Prince Chapel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prince Chapel is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Chapel
• Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
• Spring Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

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

• Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Noxapater to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 785 miles [1,263.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'