Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dyer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dyer
- 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 Dyer:
- 33.710019, -117.854500
- 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 Dyer
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Dyer is near Los Angeles County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Dyer ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Dyer.
Within California, the name Dyer is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Ontario
- This Dyer lies 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dyer that is located in Orange County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dyer ...
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.
- Fountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Fountain Valley is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Valley <4>
- Frances
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Garden Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
- Green Lantern Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lantern Village
- Green Lantern Village is located in Orange County
- Kathryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lemon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Heights
- Lemon Heights is located in Orange County
- Liberty Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Orange County
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Ocean View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Orange County
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Orangetree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Orange County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Park Royale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
- Park Royale is located in Orange County
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sunkist Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
- Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Royale
How Far From Dyer 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 community such as Dyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dyer and extending to:
- Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dyer to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,348 miles [13,434.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7100, Longitude: -117.8545 In this case, the coordinates for Dyer 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 Dyer 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 Dyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dyer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.867 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.667 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.401 degrees. |