Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Revive:
  • 32.759578, -89.764246
  • 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 Revive

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Revive ...

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.

• Branchville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Branchville is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmhaven is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmhaven
• Forest Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Good Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Havendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Havendale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
• Oaks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oaks is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Piggtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piggtown is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggtown
• Pilgrim Rest
  (10 miles [16.1 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 south)
  • Raytown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
• Redwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
• Tuckers Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing

How Far From Revive to ...

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

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Revive to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six 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 827 miles [1,330.9 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 7,425 miles [11,949.4 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>'