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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 Dallas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dallas 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 Dallas:
    • 32.778410, -96.802649
    • 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 Dallas
  • 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 Dallas ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Dallas.

Within Texas, the name Dallas is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Dallas, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Dallas is located in Blount County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Dallas.
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dallas [Dallas County].
      • Madison County
      • This Dallas is located in Madison County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dallas.
    • Arkansas
      • Polk County
      • This Dallas is located in Polk County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Dallas.
    • British Columbia
      • This Dallas lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
    • Colorado
      • Ouray County
      • This Dallas is located in Ouray County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouray County community of Dallas.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Dallas is located in Marion County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Dallas.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Dallas is located in Paulding County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Dallas.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dallas [Clark County].
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dallas [Marion County].
    • Kansas
      • Norton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dallas [Norton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dallas [Pulaski County].
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dallas [Madison Parish].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Dallas is located in Franklin County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dallas.
    • Manitoba
      • This Dallas lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the north of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dallas [Clinton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dallas [Lafayette County].
    • Missouri
      • Bollinger County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Bollinger County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Dallas.
      • Jackson County
      • This Dallas is located in Jackson County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dallas.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • This Dallas is located in Gaston County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Dallas.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dallas.
      • Highland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dallas [Highland County].
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This Dallas is located in Polk County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Dallas.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dallas [Allegheny County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Dallas is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Dallas.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dallas [Spartanburg County].
    • South Dakota
      • Gregory County
      • This Dallas is located in Gregory County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Dallas.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dallas [Hamilton County].
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This Dallas is located in Marshall County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Dallas.
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Dallas is located in Barron County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dallas that is located in Dallas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Dallas.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Dallas [Fremont County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 8,993 miles [14,472.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km]<1> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallas ...

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.

  • Eagle Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Farmers Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
    • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <5>
  • Fruitdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Dallas County
  • Grand Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gribble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gribble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble
    • Gribble is located in Dallas County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Dallas County
  • Jim Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jim Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
    • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
    • Jim Town has also been known as:
    • Jimtown
  • Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Dallas County
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
  • Oak Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
  • University Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <5>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dallas and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dallas to Austin, with an average speed<7>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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Dallas: www.dallascityhall.com/

The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dallas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7784, Longitude: -96.8026    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dallas 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 Dallas, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Dallas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.945 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.491 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.662 degrees.









 

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