Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Good Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Good Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Good Hope
- 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 Good Hope:
- 33.101722, -90.301084
- 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 Good Hope
- 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Good Hope is near Humphreys County and also Yazoo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Yazoo 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 Good Hope ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Good Hope.
There are four communities within Mississippi that are also named Good Hope.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Leake County
- Marion County
- Neshoba County
- Perry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Good Hope is located in Cullman County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Good Hope.
- Elmore County
- This Good Hope is located in Elmore County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Good Hope.
- Pike County
- This Good Hope is located in Pike County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Good Hope.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Good Hope lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Good Hope is located in Riverside County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Good Hope.
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Good Hope.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Grady 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 Georgia community of Good Hope [Grady County].
- Walton County
- This Good Hope is located in Walton County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Good Hope.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Frederick 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 Maryland community of Good Hope [Frederick County].
- Montgomery County
- This Good Hope is located in Montgomery County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Good Hope.
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Good Hope is located in Fayette County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Good Hope.
- Gallia County
- This Good Hope is located in Gallia County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Good Hope.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Good Hope is located in Georgetown County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Good Hope.
- Saluda County
- This Good Hope is located in Saluda County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Good Hope.
- Tennessee
- Campbell 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 Tennessee community of Good Hope [Campbell County].
- Dyer County
- This Good Hope is located in Dyer County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Good Hope.
- McNairy County
- This Good Hope is located in McNairy County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Good Hope.
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Good Hope is located in Lavaca County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Good Hope.
- Shelby 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 Texas community of Good Hope [Shelby County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Hope ...
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.
- Bee Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Blissdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grass Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Gum Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Honey Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Island
- Honey Island is located in Humphreys County
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pluto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Refuge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Good Hope 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 Good Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Hope and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Good Hope to Lexington, 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 four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Good Hope. 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- Good Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Good Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1017, Longitude: -90.3011 In this case, the coordinates for Good Hope 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 Good Hope, 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 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 Good Hope 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 Good Hope 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 315.786 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.675 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.807 degrees. |