Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ofahoma:
  • 32.707357, -89.700632
  • 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 Ofahoma

• 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
  • Since Ofahoma is near Madison County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Ofahoma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ofahoma ...

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.

• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Farmhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmhaven is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmhaven
• Forest Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Good Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Havendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Havendale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
• Lena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <1>
• Piggtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piggtown is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggtown
• Pilgrim Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
• Raytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Raytown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
• Revive
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Revive is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
• Tuckers Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing

How Far From Ofahoma to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ofahoma to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ofahoma to Carthage, with an average speed<3> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'