Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battle Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battle Bluff
- 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 Battle Bluff:
- 32.784857, -89.416736
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Battle Bluff
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Battle Bluff is near Neshoba County and also Attala County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- eBird sighting report for Attala 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Bluff ...
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.
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Edinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Free Trade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Trade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
- Free Trade is located in Leake County
- Freeny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pearl Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Hill
- Pearl Hill is located in Leake County
- Redwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Standing Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Battle Bluff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Battle Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Battle Bluff and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Battle Bluff to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Battle Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battle Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7849, Longitude: -89.4167 In this case, the coordinates for Battle Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Battle Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.965 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.499 degrees. |