Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tabernacle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tabernacle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tabernacle
- 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 Tabernacle:
- 33.078462, -89.428683
- 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 Tabernacle
- 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Since Tabernacle is near Winston County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Tabernacle ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Tabernacle.
Within Mississippi, the name Tabernacle is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Tabernacle, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Tabernacle is located in Barbour County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Tabernacle.
- Bibb County
- This Tabernacle is located in Bibb County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tabernacle.
- Coffee County
- This Tabernacle is located in Coffee County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east southeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Tabernacle.
- Houston County
- This Tabernacle is located in Houston County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east southeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Tabernacle.
- Georgia
- Haralson County
- This Tabernacle is located in Haralson County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Tabernacle.
- Washington County
- This Tabernacle is located in Washington County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tabernacle.
- Kentucky
- Todd County
- This Tabernacle is located in Todd County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Tabernacle.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Tabernacle.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Tabernacle is located in Burlington County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Tabernacle.
- Sussex County
- This Tabernacle is located in Sussex County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Tabernacle.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tabernacle [Guilford County].
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Tabernacle [Chesterfield County].
- Marion County
- This Tabernacle is located in Marion County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Tabernacle.
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tabernacle [Haywood County].
- Tipton County
- This Tabernacle is located in Tipton County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Tabernacle.
- Virginia
- Mathews County
- This Tabernacle is located in Mathews County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tabernacle that is located in Attala County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Tabernacle.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Distance: 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabernacle ...
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.
- Cowpen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Edgefield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Ethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Liberty Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel
- Liberty Chapel is located in Attala County
- Marvins Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Chapel
- Marvins Chapel is located in Attala County
- Pilgrims Rest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Attala County
- Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Attala County
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Attala County
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Winston County
How Far From Tabernacle 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 Tabernacle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Tabernacle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tabernacle and extending to:
- Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Tabernacle to Kosciusko, with an average speed<5> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tabernacle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tabernacle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0785, Longitude: -89.4287 In this case, the coordinates for Tabernacle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tabernacle 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tabernacle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Tabernacle 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 315.243 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.042 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.45 degrees. |