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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 Country Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Hills 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 Country Hills:
    • 33.471788, -88.800887
    • 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 Country Hills
  • 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 Country Hills ...

We found eight communities that share the name Country Hills.

Within Mississippi, the name Country Hills is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Country Hills is located in Lee County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Country Hills.
      • Shelby County
      • This Country Hills is located in Shelby County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Country Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Country Hills is located in Will County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Country Hills.
    • Ontario
      • This Country Hills lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Country Hills [Westmoreland County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Country Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Hills.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Country Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the west northwest of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Country Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Hills that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Country Hills
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Country Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country 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.

  • Cedar Point
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cedar Point
  • Cherokee Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
    • Cherokee Heights lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cherokee Heights
  • Green Oaks
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
    • Green Oaks lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Green Oaks
  • Hillbrook
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Hillbrook lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hillbrook
  • Hillcrest
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hillcrest
  • Patrick
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Patrick
  • Rolling Hills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rolling Hills
  • Rosedale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rosedale
  • Starkville
  • Stonegate
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stonegate
  • Tanglewood
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tanglewood
  • Timbercove
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
    • Timbercove lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Timbercove
  • University Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of Country Hills.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on University Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Hills and extending to:

  • Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Country Hills to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Hills. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4718, Longitude: -88.8009       In this case, the coordinates for Country Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Country Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Country Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.888 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.684 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.119 degrees.




 

 

 

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