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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 Blueberry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blueberry Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blueberry Hill:
    • 31.402674, -90.444263
    • 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 Blueberry Hill
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Blueberry Hill is near Pike County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Blueberry Hill

Communities Also Named Blueberry Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Blueberry Hill.

Within Mississippi, the name Blueberry Hill is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blueberry Hill that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Blueberry Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blueberry Hill that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Blueberry Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Blueberry Hill is located in Worcester County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blueberry Hill that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Blueberry Hill.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Blueberry Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blueberry Hill ...

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.

  • Bear Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Center Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Fair River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
  • Friendship
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Harmony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hartman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hartman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Jennings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jennings is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Kirkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kirkville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Mars Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mars Hill is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Pearlhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
  • Pricedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pricedale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale

How Far From Blueberry Hill 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 Blueberry Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blueberry Hill and extending to:

  • Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blueberry Hill to Brookhaven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blueberry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Blueberry Hill 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 Blueberry Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4027, Longitude: -90.4443       In this case, the coordinates for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.709 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.358 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.146 degrees.