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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 Gravel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel 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 Gravel Hill:
    • 33.401512, -90.046195
    • 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 Gravel 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 Gravel Hill ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Gravel Hill.

Within Mississippi, the name Gravel Hill is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Franklin County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Pope 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 Arkansas community of Gravel Hill [Pope County].
      • Van Buren County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Gravel Hill.
      • White County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in White County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Benton County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Gravel Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Gravel Hill lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Gravel Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen 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 North Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Bladen County].
    • Ontario
      • This Gravel Hill lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Gravel Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Allendale County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Allendale County].
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Berkeley County].
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Gravel Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Gravel Hill.
      • Richmond City
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Gravel Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel 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.

  • Black Hawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
    • Black Hawk is located in Carroll County
  • Bright Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Corner
    • Bright Corner is located in Leflore County
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Carroll County
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Meeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Meeks is located in Holmes County
  • Oklahoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
  • Rising Sun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
  • Seven Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Seven Pines is located in Carroll County
  • Shady Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Valley Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
    • Valley Hill is located in Carroll County

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

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

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gravel Hill to Carrollton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,283 miles [8,502.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gravel 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gravel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4015, Longitude: -90.0462       In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Hill 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gravel 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.
<3>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 Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Gravel Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.653 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.561 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.648 degrees.




 

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