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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holly Bluff
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holly Bluff ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Georgia
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) - Big Eddy Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
- Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Chapel Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
- Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Choctaw Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
- Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Holland Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
- Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
- Horn Place Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Place Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Place Landing
- Horn Place Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Kansas Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Landing
- Kansas Landing is located in Yazoo County
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Little Sunflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sunflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
- Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
- Spanish Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County
- White House Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
How Far From Holly Bluff 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Bluff. 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' (or 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.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.014 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.024 degrees. |