Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dantzler:
  • 30.712970, -88.875591
  • 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 Dantzler

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Dantzler is near Stone County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Dantzler

Communities Also Named Dantzler ...

We found one communities that are also named Dantzler.

Within Mississippi, the name Dantzler is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Dantzler in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Orangeburg County
    • This Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dantzler that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Dantzler.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dantzler ...

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 Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Level is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Level
• Crossroads
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Deep Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Deep Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Graham Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Ferry
• Holders Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Holly Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• India
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • India is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Ruble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ruble is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble
• Success
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Success is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success

How Far From Dantzler to ...

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

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

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dantzler to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'