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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 Bissaasha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bissaasha 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 Bissaasha:
- 32.522362, -89.038945
- 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 Bissaasha
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Bissaasha is near Neshoba County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Bissaasha
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bissaasha ...
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.
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Golden Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Goodhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodhope is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Greenland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Herbert Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert Springs is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Springs
- House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- New Ireland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Ireland is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Rock Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Texas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Bissaasha 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 Bissaasha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Bissaasha once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bissaasha and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bissaasha to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 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 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bissaasha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bissaasha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bissaasha 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 Bissaasha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5224, Longitude: -89.0389 In this case, the coordinates for Bissaasha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.393 degrees. |
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