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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 Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dell 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 Dell:
- 30.136610, -83.239861
- 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 Dell
- 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 Suwannee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suwannee County
- Since Dell is near Lafayette County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Dell
Communities Also Named Dell ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Dell.
Within Florida, the name Dell is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Dell is located in Mississippi County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Dell.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Dell is located in Eagle County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Dell.
- Georgia
- Decatur 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 Dell [Decatur County].
- Kansas
- Lyon 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 Dell [Lyon County].
- Sedgwick County
- This Dell is located in Sedgwick County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Dell.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Dell is located in Franklin County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dell.
- Michigan
- Chippewa 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 Dell [Chippewa County].
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Dell is located in Faribault County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Dell.
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This Dell is located in Lafayette County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Dell.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Dell is located in Benton County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Dell.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Dell is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Dell.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Dell is located in Washington County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dell.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Dell [Malheur County].
- Quebec
- This Dell lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dell that is located in Suwannee County.
- Virginia
- Grayson 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 Virginia community of Dell [Grayson County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur 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 West Virginia community of Dell [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
- Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Dell [Vernon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dell ...
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.
- Buckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
- Chancey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chancey is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey
- Cooks Hammock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Hammock is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayo Junction is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Junction
- Padlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Slade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slade is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade
How Far From Dell 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 Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dell and extending to:
- Live Oak, which is the Seat of Suwannee County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dell to Live Oak, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dell 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 Dell, 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> | 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 Dell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1366, Longitude: -83.2399 In this case, the coordinates for Dell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.406 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.69 degrees. |
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