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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 Blythe Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blythe Crossing 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 Blythe Crossing:
    • 34.794257, -88.168374
    • 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 Blythe Crossing
  • 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
    • Since Blythe Crossing is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Blythe Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blythe Crossing ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Buzzard Roost
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
  • Cairo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cherokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
  • Cooks Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
  • Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
  • Lane Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
  • Lime Kiln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Maud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Mingo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Mingo is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Petertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Petertown is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petertown
    • Short
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

How Far From Blythe Crossing 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 Blythe Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blythe Crossing and extending to:

  • Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blythe Crossing to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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- Blythe Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Blythe Crossing 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 Blythe Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7943, Longitude: -88.1684       In this case, the coordinates for Blythe Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.588 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.517 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.588 degrees.