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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 Bogue Chitto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bogue Chitto 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 Bogue Chitto:
    • 31.438784, -90.452319
    • 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 Bogue Chitto
  • 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 Bogue Chitto 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 Bogue Chitto

Communities Also Named Bogue Chitto ...

We found two communities that are also named Bogue Chitto.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Bogue Chitto.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Bogue Chitto in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Neshoba County
      • This Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bogue Chitto that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Bogue Chitto.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Bogue Chitto is located in Dallas County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bogue Chitto that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Bogue Chitto.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogue Chitto ...

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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Blueberry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
  • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Fair River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Harmony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hartman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hartman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Mars Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mars Hill is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • New Sight
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
  • Pearlhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
  • Pricedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pricedale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale

How Far From Bogue Chitto to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bogue Chitto to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bogue Chitto to Brookhaven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 61 miles [98.2 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 914 miles [1,470.9 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 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bogue Chitto) 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 Bogue Chitto 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 Bogue Chitto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4388, Longitude: -90.4523       In this case, the coordinates for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.718 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.373 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.143 degrees.