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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 Dowell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dowell 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 Dowell:
- 32.901243, -89.563408
- 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 Dowell
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Dowell is near Attala County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Dowell
Communities Also Named Dowell ...
We found three communities that are also named Dowell.
Within Mississippi, the name Dowell is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Dowell is located in Jackson County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the north of the Dowell that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dowell.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Dowell is located in Calvert County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dowell that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Dowell.
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dowell [Johnson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowell ...
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.
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cowpen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpen is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
- Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossroad is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gray is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Redwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Sunrise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Dowell 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 Dowell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dowell and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dowell to Carthage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dowell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Dowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dowell 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 Dowell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9012, Longitude: -89.5634 In this case, the coordinates for Dowell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.311 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.097 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.538 degrees. |
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