Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bigbee Valley:
  • 33.248178, -88.349759
  • 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 Bigbee Valley

• 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Since Bigbee Valley is near Pickens County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Bigbee Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bigbee Valley ...

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 Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Crow ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crow is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Deerbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Grantsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
• Pickens Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
• Pickensville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
• Pickensville Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
• Plantersville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Plum Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
• Prairie Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
• Ravine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine

How Far From Bigbee Valley 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 Bigbee Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bigbee Valley and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bigbee Valley to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'