Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holcut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holcut and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holcut
- 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 Holcut:
- 34.729814, -88.305879
- 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 Holcut
- 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 Tishomingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
- Since Holcut is near Prentiss County and also Alcorn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss County
- eBird sighting report for Alcorn 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holcut ...
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.
- Altitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Hills Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel
- Hills Chapel is located in Prentiss County
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Petertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Thrasher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Holcut to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holcut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Holcut and extending to:
- Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Holcut to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holcut. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holcut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holcut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7298, Longitude: -88.3059 In this case, the coordinates for Holcut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Holcut to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.66 degrees. |