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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 Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dell 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 Dell:
    • 38.171972, -93.308813
    • 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 Dell
  • 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Since Dell is near Hickory County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Dell

Communities Also Named Dell ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Dell.

Within Missouri, the name Dell is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Dell is located in Mississippi County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Dell.
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Dell is located in Eagle County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Dell.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Dell is located in Suwannee County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Dell.
    • Georgia
      • Decatur 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 Georgia community of Dell [Decatur County].
    • Kansas
      • Lyon 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 Kansas community of Dell [Lyon County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Dell is located in Sedgwick County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Dell.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Dell is located in Franklin County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dell.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa 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 Dell [Chippewa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • This Dell is located in Faribault County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the north of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Dell.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Dell is located in Lafayette County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Dell.
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Dell is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Dell.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Dell is located in Washington County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dell.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur 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 Oregon community of Dell [Malheur County].
    • Quebec
      • This Dell lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dell that is located in Benton County.
    • Virginia
      • Grayson 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 Virginia community of Dell [Grayson County].
    • West Virginia
      • Upshur 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 West Virginia community of Dell [Upshur County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Dell [Vernon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dell ...

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.

  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cross Timbers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Dell Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dell Junction is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
  • Edwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Knobby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Knobby is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
  • Lakeview Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lively
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lively is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
  • Majorville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Majorville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
    • Former name for Majorville:
    • Hockman
  • Opportunity Farms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
  • Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
  • Wisdom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wisdom is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

How Far From Dell 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 Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dell and extending to:

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Dell to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5> 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 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dell) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dell 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 Dell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Dell 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 Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1720, Longitude: -93.3088       In this case, the coordinates for Dell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.114 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.049 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.222 degrees.