Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paden:
  • 34.660295, -88.260488
  • 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 Paden

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
  • Since Paden is near Prentiss County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Paden

Communities Also Named Paden ...

We found one communities that are also named Paden.

Within Mississippi, the name Paden is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Paden in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Okfuskee County
    • This Paden is located in Okfuskee County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west of the Paden that is located in Tishomingo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Paden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paden ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Bloody Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloody Springs is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Springs
• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Good Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Maud
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Mingo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mingo is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
• Petertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Petertown is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paden and extending to:

• Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paden to Iuka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'