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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Tatum:
    • 31.149064, -91.043715
    • 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 Tatum
  • 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amite County
    • Since Tatum is near Wilkinson County and also East Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
  • 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 Tatum

Communities Also Named Tatum ...

We found six communities that are also named Tatum.

Within Mississippi, the name Tatum is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • This Tatum is located in Sarasota County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tatum that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Tatum.
    • Georgia
      • Dade County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tatum [Dade County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This Tatum is located in Lea County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tatum that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Tatum.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • This Tatum is located in Marlboro County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tatum that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Tatum.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Tatum is located in Rusk County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tatum that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Tatum.
    • Virginia
      • Orange County
      • This Tatum is located in Orange County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tatum that is located in Amite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Tatum.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tatum ...

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.

  • Bunkley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bunkley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley
  • Busy Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Busy Corner is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
  • Compromise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Compromise is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compromise
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Enterprise is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Freewoods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Freewoods is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewoods
  • Garden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Harvard Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Harvard Ferry is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Ferry
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Perrytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrytown is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
  • Teddy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Teddy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayside is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

  • Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tatum to Liberty, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tatum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Tatum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tatum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tatum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1491, Longitude: -91.0437       In this case, the coordinates for Tatum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.05 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.425 degrees.