Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holihtasha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holihtasha and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holihtasha

• 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 Holihtasha:
  • 32.766800, -88.651434
  • 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 Holihtasha

• 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 Kemper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper County
  • Since Holihtasha is near Noxubee County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Holihtasha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holihtasha ...

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.

• Cow Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cow Creek is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Darnall ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Darnall is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
• Electric Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
• Kipling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kipling is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Moscow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Porterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Rocky Mount ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
• Yanceys Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yanceys Ferry is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceys Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Holihtasha once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holihtasha and extending to:

• De Kalb, which is the Seat of Kemper County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Holihtasha to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'