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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 Deans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deans Corner 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 Deans Corner:
- 34.875375, -90.077870
- 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 Deans Corner
- 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 DeSoto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- Since Deans Corner is near Shelby County and also Tunica County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica 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 Deans Corner
Communities Also Named Deans Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Deans Corner.
Within Mississippi, the name Deans Corner is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Putnam County
- This Deans Corner is located in Putnam County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deans Corner that is located in DeSoto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Deans Corner.
- Nova Scotia
- This Deans Corner lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deans Corner that is located in DeSoto County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deans Corner ...
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.
- Cub Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Days
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- De Soto Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Eudora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Glover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Horn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Robinson Gin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Gin is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Gin
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Deans Corner 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 Deans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deans Corner and extending to:
- Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Deans Corner to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deans Corner) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Deans Corner 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 Deans Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8754, Longitude: -90.0779 In this case, the coordinates for Deans Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.387 degrees. |
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