Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bogueloosa:
  • 31.987649, -88.332524
  • 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 Bogueloosa

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogueloosa ...

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.

• Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Creek is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek
• Gilbertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <1>
• Green Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Land is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
• Lou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lou is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
• Melvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Pierces Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pierces Springs is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Springs
• Pine Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Riderwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Riderwood is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
• Rock Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Water Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Water Valley is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Bogueloosa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bogueloosa to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bogueloosa to Butler, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'