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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 Magnolia Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Heights 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 Magnolia Heights:
- 33.478455, -88.826165
- 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 Magnolia Heights
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Magnolia Heights is near Clay County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Magnolia Heights
Communities Also Named Magnolia Heights ...
We found five communities that are also named Magnolia Heights.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Magnolia Heights.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Webster County
- This Magnolia Heights is located in Webster County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west of the Magnolia Heights that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Magnolia Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Magnolia Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east of the Magnolia Heights that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Magnolia Heights.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Magnolia Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Magnolia Heights that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Magnolia Heights.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Magnolia Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south southwest of the Magnolia Heights that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Magnolia Heights.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Magnolia Heights is located in Pierce County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia Heights that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Magnolia Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Green Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Starkville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Magnolia Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Magnolia Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Heights and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the South.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia Heights to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Magnolia Heights 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 Magnolia Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4785, Longitude: -88.8262 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.128 degrees. |
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