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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 Sulphur Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur Bluff 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 Sulphur Bluff:
- 33.332737, -95.398412
- 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 Sulphur Bluff
- 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Since Sulphur Bluff is near Franklin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Sulphur Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur Bluff ...
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.
- Birthright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flora is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Mahoney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoney is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney
- New Birthright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Post Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Prattville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Sandhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill has also been known as:
- Sand Hill
- Slabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Sulphur Bluff 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 Sulphur Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sulphur Bluff and extending to:
- Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sulphur Bluff to Sulphur Springs, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sulphur Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sulphur Bluff 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 Sulphur Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3327, Longitude: -95.3984 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.968 degrees. |
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