Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delta City:
  • 33.074013, -90.795098
  • 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 Delta City

• 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Since Delta City is near Sharkey County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Delta City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta City ...

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 Eddy Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
• Chapel Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Empire is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Grace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Holland Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holland Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
• Hollandale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollandale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
• Hollands ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollands is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Murphy Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Ferry is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ferry
• Panther Burn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
• Riverside Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
• White House Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Delta City and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delta City to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'