Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dillard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dillard
- 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 Dillard:
- 38.401300, -121.256893
- 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 Dillard
- 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 Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- Since Dillard is near San Joaquin County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Dillard ...
We found eight communities that share the name Dillard.
Within California, the name Dillard is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Monroe 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 Georgia community of Dillard [Monroe County].
- Rabun County
- This Dillard is located in Rabun County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the east of the Dillard that is located in Sacramento County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Dillard.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillard ...
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.
- Bruceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Sacramento County
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Elk Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <4>
- Graham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <4>
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Sacramento County
- Need
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Twin Cities
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Cities have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cities
- Twin Cities is located in Sacramento County
- Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dillard 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 Dillard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dillard and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dillard to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dillard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dillard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dillard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4013, Longitude: -121.2569 In this case, the coordinates for Dillard 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Dillard 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dillard 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 339.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.45 degrees. |