Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dykes Crossing:
  • 31.097956, -90.285370
  • 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 Dykes Crossing

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Dykes Crossing is near Walthall County and also Washington Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish

• 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 Dykes Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dykes Crossing ...

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.

• Bridges
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bridges is located in Walthall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Emerald
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Emerald is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Jennings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jennings is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <1>
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Porters Curve
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
• Progress
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Progress is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Rushing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rushing is located in Walthall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing

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

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

• Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dykes Crossing to Magnolia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'