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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Daleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daleville 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 Daleville:
    • 32.569263, -88.676349
    • 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 Daleville
  • 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 Daleville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Daleville.

Within Mississippi, the name Daleville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dale County
      • This Daleville is located in Dale County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Daleville.
    • Arkansas
      • Clark County
      • This Daleville is located in Clark County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Daleville.
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland 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 Connecticut community of Daleville [Tolland County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Daleville is located in Delaware County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Daleville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Daleville is located in Chester County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Daleville.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Daleville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the northeast of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Daleville.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Daleville is located in Botetourt County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daleville that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Daleville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daleville ...

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.

  • Kipling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
    • Kipling is located in Kemper County
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Kemper County
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Kemper County
  • Pine Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Prismatic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prismatic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
    • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
  • Rocky Mount ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Kemper County
  • Shucktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shucktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucktown
    • Shucktown is located in Lauderdale County

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

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

  • Meridian, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Daleville to Meridian, with an average speed<5> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). 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 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

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- Daleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5693, Longitude: -88.6763    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Daleville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Daleville 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 314.74 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.389 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.238 degrees.









 

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