Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dubbs:
  • 34.568437, -90.373709
  • 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 Dubbs

• 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 Tunica County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tunica County
  • Since Dubbs is near Tate County and also Coahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Dubbs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dubbs ...

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.

• Carter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Dundee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Eagle Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Landing is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Landing
• Eleanor ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
• Fox Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Island is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
• Little Texas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Texas is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Mascot ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mascot is located in Coahoma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Maud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maud is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pink is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Sarah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sarah is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Savage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Trotter Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Trotter Landing is located in Tunica County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Landing

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

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

• Tunica, which is the Seat of Tunica County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Dubbs to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'