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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 Bottom Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bottom Acres 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 Bottom Acres:
    • 32.314591, -90.366204
    • 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 Bottom Acres
  • 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Since Bottom Acres is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Bottom Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bottom Acres ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Cherry Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Forest Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Huntcliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Kentwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Meadow Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
  • Meadowhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
  • Oak Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Queens Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
    • Raymond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Seven Springs is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Trailwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
    • Van Winkle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
    • Willowood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willowood is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bottom Acres to Jackson, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 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 '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- Bottom Acres) 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 Bottom Acres 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 Bottom Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3146, Longitude: -90.3662       In this case, the coordinates for Bottom Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.753 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.967 degrees.