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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 Delta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delta 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 Delta:
    • 34.423163, -90.128981
    • 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
  • 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
    • Since Delta is near Quitman County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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

Communities Also Named Delta ...

We found 33 communities that are also named Delta.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Delta.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Coahoma County
      • This Delta is located in Coahoma County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Delta.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Delta is located in Clay County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Delta.
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Delta is located in Nevada County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Delta.
    • British Columbia
      • This Delta lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Delta is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Delta.
      • San Joaquin 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 California community of Delta [San Joaquin County].
      • Shasta County
      • This Delta is located in Shasta County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km] to the west northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Delta.
    • Colorado
      • Delta County
      • This Delta is located in Delta County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Delta.
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Delta is located in Palm Beach County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Delta.
    • Georgia
      • Macon 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 Georgia community of Delta [Macon County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Delta is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Delta.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • This Delta is located in Saline County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Delta.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Delta is located in Keokuk County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Delta.
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • This Delta is located in Wayne County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Delta.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • This Delta is located in Madison Parish and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Delta.
    • Manitoba
      • This Delta lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton 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 Michigan community of Delta [Clinton County].
      • Eaton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delta [Eaton County].
      • Schoolcraft County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delta [Schoolcraft County].
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Delta.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Oneida County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Delta.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes County
      • This Delta is located in Stokes County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Delta.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail 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 North Dakota community of Delta [Mountrail County].
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This Delta is located in Fulton County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Delta.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Delta [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Delta lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Delta is located in York County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Delta.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Delta is located in Union County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Delta.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Delta is located in Millard County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Delta.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Delta is located in Alexandria City and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Delta.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Delta is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Delta.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Delta [Braxton County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Delta is located in Bayfield County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the north of the Delta that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Delta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta ...

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.

  • Bobo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bobo is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Cypress Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Corner is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Corner
  • Darling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Darling is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
  • Falcon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Falcon is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Goode
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Goode is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Kings Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Corner is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Longtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Longtown is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Riverview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sarah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarah is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Yellow Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Lake is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake

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

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

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delta to Batesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 146 miles [235 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 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Delta) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Delta 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 Delta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Delta 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 Delta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4232, Longitude: -90.1290       In this case, the coordinates for Delta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.787 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.854 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.495 degrees.