Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boggan Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boggan Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boggan Bend
- 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 Boggan Bend:
- 34.451136, -88.754567
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Boggan Bend
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Boggan Bend is near Union County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boggan Bend ...
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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Blair
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Frog Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Lee County
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Union County
- Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Guntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Guntown is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <2>
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jug Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Boggan Bend 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 Boggan Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Boggan Bend and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boggan Bend to Tupelo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boggan Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boggan Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boggan Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4511, Longitude: -88.7546 |
| <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 Boggan Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.865 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.906 degrees. |