Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oldham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oldham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oldham
- 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 Oldham:
- 34.773983, -88.128267
- 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 Oldham
- 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
- Since Oldham is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Oldham ...
We found ten communities that share the name Oldham.
Within Mississippi, the name Oldham is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Nova Scotia
- This Oldham lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oldham that is located in Tishomingo County.
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Oldham is located in Dallas County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oldham that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Oldham.
- Houston County
- This Oldham is located in Houston County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oldham that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Oldham.
- Tyler County
- This Oldham is located in Tyler County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest of the Oldham that is located in Tishomingo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Oldham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oldham ...
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.
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Buzzard Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzard Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
- Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Chickasaw Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
- Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Lane Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
- Lane Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Lime Kiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Petertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Oldham 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 Oldham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oldham and extending to:
- Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oldham to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oldham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Oldham 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oldham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oldham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7740, Longitude: -88.1283 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oldham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.484 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.576 degrees. |