Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dumas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dumas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dumas
- 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 Dumas:
- 34.637991, -88.843129
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dumas
- 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 Tippah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tippah County
- Since Dumas is near Union County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dumas ...
We found nine communities that share the name Dumas.
Within Mississippi, the name Dumas is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Dumas lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dumas that is located in Tippah County.
- Texas
- Moore County
- This Dumas is located in Moore County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west of the Dumas that is located in Tippah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Dumas.
- Wood County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Dumas.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dumas ...
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.
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cotton Plant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Tippah County
- Dry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Union County
- Halltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Parks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Union County
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County
- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
How Far From Dumas 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 town such as Dumas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dumas and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Tippah County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dumas to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dumas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dumas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dumas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6380, Longitude: -88.8431 In this case, the coordinates for Dumas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Dumas 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 Dumas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dumas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.997 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.968 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.906 degrees. |