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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 Red Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Hill 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 Red Hill:
    • 32.225704, -90.240367
    • 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 Red Hill
  • 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 Red Hill ...

We found 57 communities that share the name Red Hill.

Within Mississippi, the name Red Hill is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 57 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Red Hill is located in Blount County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Red Hill.
      • Elmore County
      • This Red Hill is located in Elmore County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Red Hill.
      • Marshall County
      • This Red Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Red Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Red Hill is located in Faulkner County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Red Hill.
      • Ouachita County
      • This Red Hill is located in Ouachita County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the northwest of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Red Hill.
      • Sevier 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 Arkansas community of Red Hill [Sevier County].
    • California
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Red Hill [Orange County].
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Park County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Red Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Red Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This Red Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Red Hill.
      • Stewart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Red Hill [Stewart County].
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Red Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Red Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Red Hill is located in Allen County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Red Hill.
      • Daviess County
      • This Red Hill is located in Daviess County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Red Hill.
      • Hardin County
      • This Red Hill is located in Hardin County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the north northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Red Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Red Hill [Winn Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Red Hill is located in Allegany County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Red Hill.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Red Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This Red Hill is located in Washington County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Red Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Red Hill is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Red Hill.
    • New Mexico
      • Catron 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 New Mexico community of Red Hill [Catron County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Red Hill is located in Bladen County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Red Hill.
      • Duplin County
      • This Red Hill is located in Duplin County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Red Hill.
      • Edgecombe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Red Hill [Edgecombe County].
      • Mitchell County
      • This Red Hill is located in Mitchell County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Red Hill.
      • Sampson County
      • This Red Hill is located in Sampson County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Red Hill.
    • Oklahoma
      • Haskell County
      • This Red Hill is located in Haskell County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Red Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Red Hill [Blair County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Red Hill is located in Luzerne County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Red Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Red Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Red Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Red Hill is located in Berkeley County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Red Hill.
      • Georgetown County
      • This Red Hill is located in Georgetown County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Red Hill.
      • Horry County
      • This Red Hill is located in Horry County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Red Hill.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Red Hill is located in Kershaw County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Red Hill.
      • Lee County
      • This Red Hill is located in Lee County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Red Hill.
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Red Hill [Marlboro County].
      • Union County
      • This Red Hill is located in Union County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Red Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Red Hill is located in Bradley County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Red Hill.
      • Cannon County
      • This Red Hill is located in Cannon County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Red Hill.
      • Claiborne County
      • This Red Hill is located in Claiborne County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Red Hill.
      • Coffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Red Hill [Coffee County].
      • Fentress County
      • This Red Hill is located in Fentress County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Red Hill.
      • Grainger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Red Hill [Grainger County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Red Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Red Hill.
      • Marion County
      • This Red Hill is located in Marion County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Red Hill.
      • Pickett County
      • This Red Hill is located in Pickett County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Red Hill.
      • Weakley County
      • This Red Hill is located in Weakley County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the north northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Red Hill.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Red Hill is located in Cass County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Red Hill.
      • Hill County
      • This Red Hill is located in Hill County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the west of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Red Hill.
      • Limestone County
      • This Red Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Red Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Red Hill is located in Accomack County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Red Hill.
      • Albemarle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Red Hill [Albemarle County].
      • Carroll County
      • This Red Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Red Hill.
      • Essex County
      • This Red Hill is located in Essex County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Red Hill.
      • Stafford County
      • This Red Hill is located in Stafford County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Red Hill.
      • Wythe County
      • This Red Hill is located in Wythe County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Red Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Red Hill is located in Wood County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Red Hill that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Red Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.

  • Choctaw Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
  • Cooks Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
    • Cooks Ferry is located in Hinds County
  • Elton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Hinds County
  • Elton Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
    • Elton Place is located in Hinds County
  • Garden Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
    • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
  • Lost Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
    • Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
  • Oak Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
  • Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Plain is located in Rankin County
  • Raintree Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
    • Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
  • Sunkist
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
    • Sunkist is located in Hinds County
  • Willowood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
    • Willowood is located in Hinds County

How Far From Red Hill 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 Red Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Hill to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2257, Longitude: -90.2404       In this case, the coordinates for Red Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Red 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Red Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.667 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.419 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.931 degrees.









 

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