Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rural Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rural Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rural 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 Rural Hill:
- 33.076239, -89.298958
- 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 Rural 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Rural Hill is near Attala County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Attala County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Rural Hill ...
We found four communities that share the name Rural Hill.
Within Mississippi, the name Rural Hill is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Rural Hill that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rural Hill.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rural Hill that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rural Hill.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Rural Hill is located in Davidson County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rural Hill that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Rural Hill.
- Wilson County
- This Rural Hill is located in Wilson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northeast of the Rural Hill that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Rural Hill.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rural 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.
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cowpen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Edgefield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Attala County
- McCool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Attala County
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Attala County
- Vowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
How Far From Rural 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 Rural Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rural Hill and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rural Hill to Louisville, 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 four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rural 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 '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- Rural Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rural Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0762, Longitude: -89.2990 In this case, the coordinates for Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill 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 315.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.398 degrees. |