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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 Dillsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillsboro 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 Dillsboro:
- 39.018404, -85.058663
- 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 Dillsboro
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Dillsboro is near Ohio County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Dillsboro
Communities Also Named Dillsboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Dillsboro.
Within Indiana, the name Dillsboro is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Dillsboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Dillsboro is located in Jackson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dillsboro that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dillsboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillsboro ...
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.
- Aaron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aaron is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Farmers Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Utah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Utah is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
How Far From Dillsboro 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 town such as Dillsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dillsboro and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dillsboro to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dillsboro) 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 Dillsboro 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 Dillsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0184, Longitude: -85.0587 In this case, the coordinates for Dillsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.175 degrees. |
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