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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 Dalby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalby 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 Dalby:
- 43.264036, -91.274214
- 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 Dalby
- 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 Allamakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
- Since Dalby is near Crawford County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Dalby
Communities Also Named Dalby ...
We found eight communities that are also named Dalby.
Within Iowa, the name Dalby is unique.
Beyond Iowa.
While we haven't found any other communities named Dalby in either the United States or Canada, we know of eight communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,819 miles [14,192.8 km]<1> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- Denmark
- - Capital Region
- Distance: 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- - Zealand
- Distance: 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- - South Denmark
- Distance: 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- - Zealand
- Distance: 4,287 miles [6,899.3 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- Isle of Man
- Distance: 3,760 miles [6,051.1 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- Sweden
- - Soedermanland
- Distance: 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km]<1> to the north northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
- - Skane
- Distance: 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Dalby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalby ...
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.
- Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eldergrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
- Ferryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Harpers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sixteen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sixteen is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Yellow River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Dalby 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 Dalby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalby and extending to:
- Waukon, which is the Seat of Allamakee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dalby to Waukon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dalby 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 Dalby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2640, Longitude: -91.2742 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.033 degrees. |
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