Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dillwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillwyn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dillwyn
- 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 Dillwyn:
- 37.970849, -98.879817
- 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 Dillwyn
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Dillwyn is near Edwards County and also Pratt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- eBird sighting report for Pratt 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 Dillwyn ...
We found one communities that share the name Dillwyn.
Within Kansas, the name Dillwyn is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Dillwyn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillwyn ...
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.
- Anchorway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Centerview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Great Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Lewis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <2>
- Macksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksville <2>
- Radium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
How Far From Dillwyn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dillwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dillwyn and extending to:
- Saint John, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dillwyn to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,180 miles [1,899 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dillwyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.staffordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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- Dillwyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dillwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9708, Longitude: -98.8798 In this case, the coordinates for Dillwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dillwyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.992 degrees. |