Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dalesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dalesburg
- 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 Dalesburg:
- 38.463966, -83.677973
- 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 Dalesburg
- 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- Since Dalesburg is near Mason County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Dalesburg ...
We found two communities that share the name Dalesburg.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Dalesburg.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Dalesburg in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalesburg ...
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.
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
- Craintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Foxport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Orangeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pleasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Poplar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
How Far From Dalesburg 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 Dalesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalesburg and extending to:
- Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Dalesburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dalesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4640, Longitude: -83.6780 In this case, the coordinates for Dalesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Dalesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.914 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.721 degrees. |