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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 Holly Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Bluff 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 Holly Bluff:
    • 32.821520, -90.708986
    • 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 Holly Bluff
  • 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
    • Since Holly Bluff is near Sharkey County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Holly Bluff

Communities Also Named Holly Bluff ...

We found one communities that are also named Holly Bluff.

Within Mississippi, the name Holly Bluff is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Holly Bluff in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Holly Bluff is located in Houston County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Bluff that is located in Yazoo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Holly Bluff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Bluff ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Big Eddy Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
  • Chapel Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
  • Choctaw Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
  • Craig
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Craig is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Enola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Enola is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • George
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • George is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Holland Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
  • Horn Place Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
  • Kansas Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kansas Landing is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Landing
  • Limerick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Little Sunflower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
  • Spanish Fort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • White House Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

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

  • Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Bluff to Yazoo City, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Bluff) 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 Holly Bluff 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 Holly Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8215, Longitude: -90.7090       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.014 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.903 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.024 degrees.