Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Level and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Level
- 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 Big Level:
- 30.811579, -89.051434
- 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 Big Level
- 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Big Level is near Perry County and also Forrest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Forrest 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 Big Level ...
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.
- Barbara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Deep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Perry County
- Fruitland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
- India
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Janice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Maxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Rawhide ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Ruble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Saucier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
- Saucier is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <2>
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Texas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Big Level 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 Big Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Big Level and extending to:
- Wiggins, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Level to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Level. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8116, Longitude: -89.0514 In this case, the coordinates for Big Level 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 Big Level 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 314.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.692 degrees. |