Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dillen:
  • 35.708136, -93.188787
  • 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 Dillen

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Dillen is near Pope County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Dillen

Communities Also Named Dillen ...

We found one communities that are also named Dillen.

Within Arkansas, the name Dillen is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Dillen in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Jefferson County
    • This Dillen is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dillen that is located in Johnson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Dillen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillen ...

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.

• Ben Hur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ben Hur is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
• Crossroad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Crossroad is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Deer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deer is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <2>
• Freeman Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman Springs is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Springs
• Limestone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Nail
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nail is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nail
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sand Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Gap is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gap
• Treat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Treat is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat
• Walnut
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

How Far From Dillen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dillen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dillen to Clarksville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'