Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Busy Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Busy Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Busy Corner
- 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 Busy Corner:
- 31.278785, -90.863436
- 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 Busy Corner
- 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Since Busy Corner is near Franklin County and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson 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
Communities Also Named Busy Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Busy Corner.
Within Mississippi, the name Busy Corner is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Busy Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Busy Corner is located in Coffee County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Busy Corner that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Busy Corner.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Busy Corner ...
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.
- Bunkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Compromise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compromise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compromise
- Compromise is located in Amite County
- Dick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Amite County
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hustler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Little Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Zion Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Busy Corner 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 Busy Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Busy Corner and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Busy Corner to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busy Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Busy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Busy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2788, Longitude: -90.8634 In this case, the coordinates for Busy Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Busy Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.333 degrees. |