Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mars Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mars Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mars Hill
- 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 Mars Hill:
- 31.303230, -90.628156
- 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 Mars Hill
- 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Since Mars Hill is near Lincoln County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Mars Hill ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Mars Hill.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Mars Hill.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- This Mars Hill is located in Chilton County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Mars Hill.
- Cleburne County
- This Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Mars Hill.
- Jefferson County
- This Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mars Hill.
- Lauderdale County
- This Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Mars Hill.
- Arkansas
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mars Hill [Lafayette County].
- Pope County
- This Mars Hill is located in Pope County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Mars Hill.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maine
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Mars Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mars Hill.
- Rhea County
- This Mars Hill is located in Rhea County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Mars Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mars Hill ...
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.
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Blueberry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Lincoln County
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hustler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Irene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Little Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Zion Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mars Hill and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mars Hill to Liberty, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mars Hill. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mars Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mars Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3032, Longitude: -90.6282 In this case, the coordinates for Mars Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mars Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mars Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.235 degrees. |