Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blakley Creek:
  • 31.736274, -89.569513
  • 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 Blakley Creek

• 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Since Blakley Creek is near Smith County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Blakley Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakley Creek ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hot Coffee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
• Merry Hell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merry Hell is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hell
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Shady Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shady Oak is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
• Station Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Station Creek is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Creek
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Zion Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Blakley Creek 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 Blakley Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Blakley Creek to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'