Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 D'Lo:
  • 31.986901, -89.901121
  • 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 D'Lo

• 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
  • Since D'Lo is near Rankin County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 D'Lo

Curious and Interesting Names Near D'Lo ...

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.

• Comeby ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Comeby is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comeby
• Everett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• George ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • George is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
• Gum Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Springs is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Joe ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Joe is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
• Martinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Martinville is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Merit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Merit is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit
• Piney Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Touchstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Touchstone is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchstone
• Zion Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From D'Lo 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 town such as D'Lo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in D'Lo and extending to:

• Mendenhall, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from D'Lo to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'