Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dean Landing:
  • 30.781300, -88.472517
  • 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 Dean Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dean Landing ...

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 Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
• Central
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Dickens Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
• Donovan ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Donovan is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Ponderosa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Popetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Rock Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Scenic Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Seven Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Shipman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shipman is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
• Tanner Williams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
• Tanners Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
• Waters Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Waters Landing is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Landing

How Far From Dean Landing to ...

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

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

• Lucedale, which is the Seat of George County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dean Landing to Lucedale, with an average speed<2> 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 145 miles [233.4 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'