Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tchula:
  • 33.182723, -90.223256
  • 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 Tchula

• 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Tchula is near Humphreys County and also Leflore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore 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 Tchula

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tchula ...

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.

• Blissdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blissdale is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissdale
• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Choctaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Good Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Good Hope
  • From Tchula to Good Hope
• Horseshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Howard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jones Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jones Crossing
  • From Tchula to Jones Crossing
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oregon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oregon is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Pinchback
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinchback is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback
• Refuge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Refuge is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge

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

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

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tchula to Lexington, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south (S). 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 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'