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Discover Woodlawn
The district Woodlawn of Alesville in Lafayette County (Mississippi) is a district in United States about 762 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oxford, Holly Springs, Senatobia, Pittsboro and New Albany. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
26°C (79 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Home2 Suites by Hilton Oxford
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites OXFORD
Hampton Inn Oxford-West MS
The Inn at Ole Miss
Courtyard Oxford
TownePlace Suites Oxford
Hampton Inn Oxford-Conference Center MS
SUPER 8 OXFORD
Quality Inn & Suites Oxford
Chancellors House
Videos from this area
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Gulfport Fire Department Pipes and Drums in Oxford, MS
The Gulfport Fire Department Pipes and Drums playing at the Blind Pig in Oxford, MS. Great event put on by the North Mississippi Emerald Society during the 2014 Training Chief's Conference.
Birthday Party Ideas | Magician David Strange | Oxford MS | 38665
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Old Taylor Place Apartments For Rent - Oxford, MS
Oxford apartments - Old Taylor Place apartments for rent in Oxford, MS. Get into the swing of things! Call 888.330.2197 or Visit http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?page=summary&property=10.
Charger Coaches' Corner: Head Football Coach Johnny Hill on Oxford at State Championships
Athletic PR Intern Payton Green interviewing Head Football Coach Johnny Hill about the Oxford Chargers appearance at the 2014 MHSAA Blue Cross & Blue Shield Gridiron Classic. The Oxford ...
Tours-TV.com: Rowan Oak - William Faulkner House, Oxford
William Faulkner's house "Rowan-Oak" was purchased by Mississippi University in 1972 and everything there is carefully preserved as it was during the writer's lifetime. United States : Mississippi....
The Oxford Enterprise Express Exclusive: The Courthouse Clock 1870 Re-Installed
In the late 1800's A.S. Hotchkiss built and sold 6 tower clocks around the country. The clock that was purchased by the City of Oxford, Mississippi was one-of-a-kind in that it was the only...
Cambridge Station Apartments For Rent - Oxford, MS
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Cessna 150 Takeoff from KUOX (Oxford, MS) - GoPro Hero2
This is my first takeoff in a Cessna 150 from KUOX on 11/9/12. Gorgeous scenery.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. It also operates the University of Mississippi Field Station in Abbeville. Additionally, it is both a sea-grant and space-grant institute.
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 47,351. Its county seat is Oxford. The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et". Lafayette County is often regarded as the inspiration for Yoknapatawpha County, the fictional setting of many of William Faulkner's stories. The county is named to honor Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War.
Taylor, Mississippi
Taylor is a village in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The population was 500 at the 2000 census.
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract. As of the 2010 US Census, the population is 18,916. Oxford is the home of the University of Mississippi, founded in 1848, also commonly known as "Ole Miss. " Oxford has been named by USA Today as one of the top six college towns in the nation.
Rowan Oak
Rowan Oak, also known as William Faulkner House, is William Faulkner's former home in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house built in the 1840s by Robert Sheegog. Faulkner purchased the house when it was in disrepair in the 1930s and did many of the renovations himself. Other renovations were done in the 1950s. The house sits on 4 landscaped and twenty nine acres of largely wooded property known as Bailey's Woods.
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field is an outdoor athletic stadium located in Oxford, Mississippi. The stadium serves as the home for the University of Mississippi Rebels college football team. The stadium is named after Johnny Vaught and Judge William Hemingway.
Tad Smith Coliseum
C. M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum is a 9,061-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Mississippi. It is home to the University of Mississippi Rebels and Lady Rebels basketball teams. It has also hosted many concerts, one of which was The Allman Brothers with Gov't Mule in November 1995. The circular building, similar to many arenas constructed at the time, has a 272-foot-diameter white steel-framed, Neoprene-covered roof which tops out at 89 feet above the court.
Kennon Observatory
Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. Built in 1939 and located on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi (USA) it was named after Dr. William Lee Kennon - long serving chair of the department of Physics and Astronomy.
Swayze Field
Oxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field is the home of the University of Mississippi Rebels college baseball team and is located in Oxford, Mississippi. It is named in honor of Tom Swayze, a former Ole Miss baseball player and coach. Tom Swayze was a 3 year letterman and over 21 years of coaching he achieved a record of 361–201–2. He also was at the helm of the team for four SEC Championships and three College World Series appearances.
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College is a two-year public community college located in Senatobia, Mississippi, USA and has been in existence since 1928. As of August 2008, Northwest's enrollment exceeds 7,100 students. There are approximately 3,000 students on the Senatobia campus—1,100 of which reside in the college's residence halls.
Martindale Student Services Center
The Martindale Student Services Center, formerly known as the Old Gym, was a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Oxford, Mississippi owned and operated by the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). It opened in 1924. It was home to the Ole Miss Rebels basketball teams. It was replaced when Tad Smith Coliseum opened in 1966.
Sweet Tea Recording Studio
Sweet Tea Recording Studio is a 24-track recording studio in Oxford, Mississippi owned by producer Dennis Herring and operated by Dawn Palladino. It is located near the Oxford square and has clients ranging from Buddy Guy to Modest Mouse.
Oxford High School (Oxford, Mississippi)
Oxford High School (OHS) is a public high school in Oxford, Mississippi. It educates 877 students in grades nine through twelve. It is part of the Oxford School District. Children living in the Village Apartments, family housing of the University of Mississippi, are zoned to the school. The OHS Athletic Department has won the Mississippi High School Athletic Association's All Sports Award for 13 of the last 17 years including the last 7 years.
WMAV-FM
WMAV-FM (90.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Oxford, Mississippi. The station is owned by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, and is an affiliate of the Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio network. Main article: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
University, Mississippi
University, Mississippi is the official designated name for the area encompassing the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus, in Lafayette County, Mississippi within the city of Oxford. Its official United States Postal Service designation is "University, Mississippi 38677".
Lyceum-The Circle Historic District
The Lyceum-The Circle Historic District is a historic district in Oxford, Mississippi that includes eight buildings and several monuments lining University Circle which surrounds "The Circle" on the campus of the University of Mississippi. The university was established as the flagship institution of the state and generations of leading families' sons and daughters studied here.
The Grove (Ole Miss)
A sea of red and blue tents takes over The Grove on football game day. ]] The Grove is the legendary tailgating area located at the center of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus. It is approximately 10 acres in size. The "Grove takes its name from the oak, elm and magnolia trees surrounding the area.
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture (CSSC), located in Barnard Observatory on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi, is an academic organization dedicated to the investigation, documentation, interpretation and teaching of the Southern United States, including its culture. CSSC publishes the award-winning Encyclopedia of Southern Culture and The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture as well as Living Blues magazine and the quarterly journal The Southern Register.
Barnard Observatory
Barnard Observatory was a U.S. astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Completed in 1859, it was part of the astronomy focus that chancellor Frederick A.P. Barnard had for the school. Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, though, the purchase of the observatory's telescopes were put on hold. Today the observatory houses the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and the university's astronomers uses Kennon Observatory.
University of Mississippi Museum
The University of Mississippi Museum is a museum owned and operated by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The museum is designed to appeal to both a popular and scholarly audience, with a collection that emphasizes objects of regional interest.
University of Mississippi School of Law
The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law opened in 1854 and is the fourth-oldest state-supported law school in the country. In 2009, National Jurist Magazine rated the University of Mississippi School of Law among the top five "best value law schools" in the United States. Richard Gershon is the current dean.
University-Oxford Airport
University-Oxford Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of Oxford, a city in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the University of Mississippi. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Springdale, Mississippi
Springdale is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
WQLJ
WQLJ is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Oxford, Mississippi. The station, established in 1985 as "WKLJ", is currently operated by Supertalk Mississippi and the WQLJ broadcast license is held by Telesouth Communications, Inc. WQLJ broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format to the Oxford and Batesville, Mississippi, area. The station was assigned the call sign "WQLJ" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 16, 1992.
Broader View Volunteer
A Broader View Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit international volunteer organization that offer both short and long term volunteer programs in developing countries around the world. ABV volunteers share skills with people in those areas to help them build a better future for themselves and their children. The volunteer abroad projects are available year round in Central America, South America, Asia and Africa in 22 different countries and 195 Programs.