Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walker Siding:
  • 34.832034, -88.288933
  • 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 Walker Siding

• 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
  • Since Walker Siding is near Alcorn County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alcorn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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 Walker Siding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Siding ...

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.

• Cairo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Prentiss County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Chickasaw ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Chickasaw Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
• Cooks Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
• Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
• High Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • High Point is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Indian Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Red Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
• Short
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Short is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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

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

• Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Walker Siding to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'