TRAVEL & LEISURE
GETTING HERE & GETTING AWAY There are plenty of ways to get to Lafayette County and plenty of ways to take the occasional getaway. No matter what you do or where you go, Oxford offers the perfect blend of small-town seclusion with big-city access, making it an ideal location.
OPTIONS
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BY HIGHWAY:
BY AIR:
To Memphis (75 miles) —Highway 6/278 West to I-55 at Batesville —Highway 7 North to Highway 78 West at Holly Springs Go through Memphis to reach Little Rock, Ark. (another 135 miles), Nashville, Tenn. (215 miles) or St. Louis, Mo. (285 miles).
You can reach the Memphis International Airport from Oxford in less than an hour and a half. Many people take Highway 7 North to Holly Springs, then take Highway 78 West to Memphis.
To Tupelo (50 miles) —Highway 6/278 East Go through Tupelo to reach Birmingham, Ala. (another 140 miles) or the StarkvilleWest Point-Columbus area (about 60 miles).
Southwest Airlines now services flights from Memphis, along with Frontier, Delta, Allegiant, Air Canada, Vacation Express, American Airlines and United Airlines, as well as several smaller operating carriers. For more information, visit www.mscaa. com.
To Jackson (160 miles) —Highway 6/278 West to I-55 at Batesville —Highway 7 South to I-55 at Grenada Go through Jackson to reach New Orleans (another 185 miles), Gulfport (160 miles) or Pensacola, Fla. (250 miles).
Private pilots and charter planes may fly out of the Airport at Ole Miss. The airport also serves local flight instructors and their students. For more information, call 662234-2036 or visit www.olemiss.edu/depts/ airport.
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