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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Dykersburg.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dykersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dykersburg 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 Dykersburg:
- 37.692272, -88.739782<1>
- 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 Dykersburg
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Dykersburg is near Saline County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Dykersburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dykersburg ...
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.
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Dog Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Dorrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorrisville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrisville
- Egypt Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Shores is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
- Egyptian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Garden Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Heights is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Pharoahs Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rodgersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rodgersville is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgersville
- Saline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saline is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Spillertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs was located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunset Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Harbor is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
- Wagon Creek Heaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven
How Far From Dykersburg 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 included the distance from a community such as Dykersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dykersburg and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dykersburg to Marion, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Dykersburg:
Decimal: 37.69227, -88.739782
DDMMSS: 37° 41' 32", -88° 44' 23" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dykersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dykersburg 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 Dykersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6923, Longitude: -88.7398 In this case, the coordinates for Dykersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.495 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.192 degrees. |
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