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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 Highland Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Circle 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 Highland Circle:
    • 34.266218, -88.713664
    • 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 Highland Circle
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Highland Circle is near Pontotoc County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba 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 Highland Circle

Communities Also Named Highland Circle ...

We found one communities that are also named Highland Circle.

Within Mississippi, the name Highland Circle is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Highland Circle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Highland Circle is located in Bibb County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Circle that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Highland Circle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Circle ...

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.

  • Flowerdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Flowerdale is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Harrisburg Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pinecrest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Priceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Priceville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Rebecca Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
  • Terrace Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Terrace Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
  • Traceland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Traceland is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
  • Tracewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tracewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Highland Circle 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 Highland Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Circle to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Circle) 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 Highland Circle 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 Highland Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2662, Longitude: -88.7137       In this case, the coordinates for Highland Circle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.892 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.796 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.926 degrees.