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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Academy Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Academy Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Academy Park:
- 33.440400, -88.815609
- 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 Academy Park
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Academy Park is near Lowndes County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Academy Park
Communities Also Named Academy Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Academy Park.
Within Mississippi, the name Academy Park is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Academy Park is located in Bibb County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east of the Academy Park that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Academy Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Academy Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Academy Park that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Academy Park.
- Virginia
- Portsmouth City
- This Academy Park is located in Portsmouth City and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Academy Park that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Academy Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Academy Park ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Green Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Heritage Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillbrook is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Quail Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Starkville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timbercove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Academy Park 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 Academy Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Academy Park and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Academy Park to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Academy Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Academy Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Academy Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4404, Longitude: -88.8156 In this case, the coordinates for Academy Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.131 degrees. |
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