Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bolatusha:
  • 32.922909, -89.702302
  • 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 Bolatusha

• 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
  • Since Bolatusha is near Attala County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Bolatusha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolatusha ...

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.

• Bowlin ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bowlin is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
• Branchville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Branchville is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Center Point is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Crossroad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crossroad is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Dowell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dowell is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
• Earlyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Earlyville is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Goodman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
• Hurricane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Joseph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joseph is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
• Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Revive
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Revive is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
• Williams Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Williams Ferry is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry

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

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bolatusha to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'