Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Station Creek:
  • 31.677942, -89.483400
  • 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 Station Creek

• 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Since Station Creek is near Jones County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Station Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Station Creek ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Eminence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eminence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hot Coffee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
• Leaf River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leaf River is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Shady Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Oak is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
• Speedtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Speedtown is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedtown
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Willowtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willowtown is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

How Far From Station Creek 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 Station Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Station Creek and extending to:

• Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Station Creek to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'