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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 Lillian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillian and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lillian:
- 32.505141, -89.545348
- 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 Lillian
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Lillian is near Leake County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Lillian
Communities Also Named Lillian ...
We found four communities that are also named Lillian.
Within Mississippi, the name Lillian is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Lillian is located in Baldwin County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lillian that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Lillian.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Lillian is located in Custer County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lillian that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lillian.
- Texas
- Johnson County
- This Lillian is located in Johnson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lillian that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Lillian.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lillian [Barbour County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillian ...
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.
- Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forkville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Harperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Hays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Horseshoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piggtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piggtown is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggtown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Piketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Tuckers Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Lillian 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 Lillian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lillian and extending to:
- Forest, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lillian to Forest, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lillian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lillian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lillian 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 Lillian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5051, Longitude: -89.5453 In this case, the coordinates for Lillian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.601 degrees. |
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