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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 Dyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dyer 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 Dyer:
- 37.706003, -86.221125
- 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 Dyer
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Dyer is near Hardin County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Dyer
Communities Also Named Dyer ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Dyer.
Within Kentucky, the name Dyer is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- This Dyer is located in Crawford County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dyer.
- California
- Orange County
- This Dyer is located in Orange County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km]<1> to the west of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Dyer.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Dyer [El Paso County].
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Dyer [Palm Beach County].
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Dyer is located in Lake County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Dyer.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dyer [Rapides Parish].
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dyer [Cass County].
- Nebraska
- Rock County
- This Dyer is located in Rock County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Dyer.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Dyer is located in Esmeralda County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the west of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Dyer.
- Ontario
- This Dyer lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Dyer is located in Gibson County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Dyer.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Dyer [Fort Bend County].
- Washington
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dyer [Douglas County].
- West Virginia
- Webster County
- This Dyer is located in Webster County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dyer that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Dyer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dyer ...
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.
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corners is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- High Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Plains is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Plains Corner is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains Corner
- Limp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Pierce Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
How Far From Dyer 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 Dyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dyer and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dyer to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Dyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dyer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Dyer 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 Dyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7060, Longitude: -86.2211 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.661 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.058 degrees. |
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