Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brookhollow Place:
  • 32.263759, -90.324814
  • 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 Brookhollow Place

• 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 Brookhollow Place is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Brookhollow Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhollow Place ...

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.

• Elton Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton Place is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
• Garden Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Kentwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
• Lost Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
• Meadow Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
• Meadowhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
• Oak Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
• Raintree Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
• Raymond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <1>
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Seven Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Springs is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sunkist
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunkist is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
  • Trailwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
  • Van Winkle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
  • Willowood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willowood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Brookhollow Place to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 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 7,472 miles [12,025 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>'