Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willcox:
  • 33.940388, -88.448098
  • 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 Willcox

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Willcox is near Itawamba County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Willcox

Communities Also Named Willcox ...

We found two communities that are also named Willcox.

Within Mississippi, the name Willcox is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Cochise County
    • This Willcox is located in Cochise County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the west of the Willcox that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Willcox.
  • Kansas
    • Trego County
    • This community is historic<2> and although located in Trego County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trego County community of Willcox.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willcox ...

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.

• Ales ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ales is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
• Coon Tail ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
• Cotton Gin Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
• Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
• Fields Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Tranquil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Wise Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Gap

How Far From Willcox 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 Willcox 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 community of Willcox once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Willcox and extending to:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willcox to Aberdeen, 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'