Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickens Ferry:
  • 30.627971, -88.434180
  • 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 Dickens Ferry

• 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 Dickens Ferry is near Mobile County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Dickens Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickens Ferry ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dean Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dean Landing is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
• Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Popetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Seven Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Slaughter Flat Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slaughter Flat Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Flat Landing
• Tanner Williams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
• Tanners Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Ferry
• Three Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
• Union Church
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Church is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church

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

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

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickens Ferry to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two 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 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'