Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tocowa:
  • 34.223722, -90.059813
  • 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 Tocowa

• 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
  • Since Tocowa is near Quitman County and also Tallahatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie 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 Tocowa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tocowa ...

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.

• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bobo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobo is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Chancy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chancy is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancy
• Chapeltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapeltown is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
• Delta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Delta is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Eureka Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
• Long Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Yalobusha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marks is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <1>
• Oliverfried
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oliverfried is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverfried
• Pleasant Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pope is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Riverview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tocowa and extending to:

• Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tocowa to Batesville, 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'