Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tallow:
  • 32.300145, -89.116725
  • 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 Tallow

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Tallow is near Jasper County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Tallow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallow ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
• Jeff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jeff is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Little Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Paula ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Paula is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paula
• Pilgrim Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilgrim Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Grove
• Poplar Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Six Towns ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Towns is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns

How Far From Tallow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tallow 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<1> community of Tallow once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tallow and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tallow to Decatur, with an average speed<3> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'