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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 Danforth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danforth 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 Danforth:
    • 34.463994, -90.503990
    • 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 Danforth
  • 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
    • Since Danforth is near Tunica County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Danforth

Communities Also Named Danforth ...

We found six communities that are also named Danforth.

Within Mississippi, the name Danforth is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Iroquois County
      • This Danforth is located in Iroquois County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Danforth that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Danforth.
    • Iowa
      • Johnson 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 Iowa community of Danforth [Johnson County].
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Danforth is located in Washington County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danforth that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Danforth.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Danforth [Adair County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Danforth.
    • South Dakota
      • Hand County
      • This Danforth is located in Hand County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Danforth that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hand County community of Danforth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danforth ...

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.

  • Carter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delta is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
  • Eleanor ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Gerald ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerald is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Mascot ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mascot is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Moon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Moon is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Moon Lake ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Moon Lake is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake
  • Rich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rich is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Trotter Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trotter Landing is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Landing

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

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

  • Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Danforth to Clarksdale, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 805 miles [1,295.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,254 miles [8,455.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Danforth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Danforth 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>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 Danforth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Danforth 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 Danforth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4640, Longitude: -90.5040       In this case, the coordinates for Danforth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.138 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.649 degrees.