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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 Carriage Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Carriage Hills:
- 32.255703, -90.282313
- 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 Carriage Hills
- 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 Carriage Hills 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 Carriage Hills
Communities Also Named Carriage Hills ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Carriage Hills.
Within Mississippi, the name Carriage Hills is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Carriage Hills.
- Mobile County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Mobile County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Carriage Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Carriage Hills.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carriage Hills.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Carriage Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Carriage Hills.
- Calvert County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the east northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Carriage Hills.
- Carroll County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carriage Hills.
- Howard County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Howard County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Carriage Hills.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Carriage Hills.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Carriage Hills.
- Williamson County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Carriage Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Hills ...
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.
- Choctaw Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Elton Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elton Place is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
- Garden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Lost Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
- Oak Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Raintree Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sunkist
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunkist is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- Van Winkle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Willowood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willowood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
How Far From Carriage Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carriage Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Hills 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 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Carriage Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carriage Hills) 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 Carriage Hills 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 Carriage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2557, Longitude: -90.2823 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.696 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.943 degrees. |
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