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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 Dockery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dockery 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 Dockery:
- 33.728725, -90.616760
- 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 Dockery
- 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 Sunflower County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- Since Dockery is near Bolivar County and also Tallahatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallahatchie 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 Dockery
Communities Also Named Dockery ...
We found four communities that are also named Dockery.
Within Mississippi, the name Dockery is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Dockery is located in Ray County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dockery that is located in Sunflower County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Dockery.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Dockery is located in Wilkes County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dockery that is located in Sunflower County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Dockery.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Dockery is located in Bradley County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dockery that is located in Sunflower County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Dockery.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dockery that is located in Sunflower County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Dockery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dockery ...
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.
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Cottondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottondale is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwiggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwiggins is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwiggins
- Merigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Promised Land ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Ruleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bayou is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bayou
How Far From Dockery 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 Dockery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dockery and extending to:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Sunflower County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dockery to Indianola, with an average speed<3> 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dockery) 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 Dockery 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 Dockery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7287, Longitude: -90.6168 In this case, the coordinates for Dockery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.052 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.83 degrees. |
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