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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 Flint Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flint Hill 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 Flint Hill:
    • 33.716224, -88.275591
    • 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 Flint Hill
  • 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 Flint Hill ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Flint Hill.

Within Mississippi, the name Flint Hill is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flint Hill.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Flint Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Newton County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Flint Hill.
      • Talbot County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Talbot County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Flint Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Hardin County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Flint Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Flint Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • Although located in Harrison County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Flint Hill.
      • Ralls County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Ralls County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Flint Hill.
      • Saint Charles County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the north northwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Flint Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flint Hill [Cleveland County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flint Hill.
      • Randolph County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Randolph County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Flint Hill.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Flint Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flint Hill [Mahoning County].
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Flint Hill.
      • York County
      • This Flint Hill is located in York County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Flint Hill.
    • Texas
      • Coke County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Coke County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Flint Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Bedford County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flint Hill.
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Flint Hill [Fairfax County].
      • Loudoun County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Flint Hill.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Flint Hill.
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Flint Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint Hill ...

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.

  • Border Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Springs
    • Border Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Buttahatchie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttahatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttahatchie
    • Buttahatchie is located in Monroe County
  • Gallagher Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagher Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
    • Gallagher Ferry is located in Lowndes County
  • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
    • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Mormon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Springs
    • Mormon Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
    • Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Woodlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Lowndes County

How Far From Flint Hill 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 Flint Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flint Hill to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flint Hill. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flint Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flint Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7162, Longitude: -88.2756       In this case, the coordinates for Flint Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flint Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Flint Hill 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.
<4>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.
<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 Flint Hill 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 314.584 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.364 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.855 degrees.




 

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