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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 Delpro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delpro 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 Delpro:
    • 35.552303, -90.084536
    • 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 Delpro
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delpro ...

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.

  • Black Cat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Cat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cat
    • Black Cat is located in Mississippi County
  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Mississippi County
  • Deans Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
    • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Driver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Driver is located in Mississippi County
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
    • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Golden Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
    • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Howards Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Landing
    • Howards Landing is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Joiner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Marie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
    • Marie is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Pecan Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
    • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
  • Towering Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towering Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Heights
    • Towering Heights is located in Tipton County (TN)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Delpro and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Delpro to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Delpro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delpro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5523, Longitude: -90.0845       In this case, the coordinates for Delpro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Delpro 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 315.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.066 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.257 degrees.









 

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