Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dancy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dancy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dancy

• 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 Dancy:
  • 33.011238, -88.292811
  • 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 Dancy

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Dancy is near Sumter County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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 Dancy

Communities Also Named Dancy ...

We found two communities that are also named Dancy.

Within Alabama, the name Dancy is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Webster County
    • This Dancy is located in Webster County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dancy that is located in Pickens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Dancy.
  • Wisconsin
    • Marathon County
    • This Dancy is located in Marathon County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the north of the Dancy that is located in Pickens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Dancy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dancy ...

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.

• Big Lake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Lake is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Clark
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clark is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Cooksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Fair Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Foxtrap ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
• Paulette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
• Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Stones Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry

How Far From Dancy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dancy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dancy to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'