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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 Dane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dane 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 Dane:
- 32.116818, -90.063973
- 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 Dane
- 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Dane is near Simpson County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Dane
Communities Also Named Dane ...
We found three communities that are also named Dane.
Within Mississippi, the name Dane is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Major County
- This Dane is located in Major County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dane that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Dane.
- Ontario
- This Dane lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dane that is located in Rankin County.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Dane is located in Dane County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the north of the Dane that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Dane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dane ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Comeby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comeby is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comeby
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- George ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- George is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mountain Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Piney Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Shady Dell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Dell is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Star
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Star is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
How Far From Dane 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 Dane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Dane once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dane and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dane to Brandon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dane 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 Dane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1168, Longitude: -90.0640 In this case, the coordinates for Dane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.877 degrees. |
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