Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dilday Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dilday Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dilday Mill

• 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 Dilday Mill:
  • 37.325327, -93.780764
  • 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 Dilday Mill

• 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
  • Since Dilday Mill is near Lawrence County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Dilday Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dilday Mill ...

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.

• Albatross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Albatross is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albatross
• Call
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Call is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Comet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Comet is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Emmett ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Emmett is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Fiddlers Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fiddlers Ford is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Ford
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <1>
• Heatonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
• Kings Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kings Point is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Pilgrim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
• Round Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
• Turnback ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Turnback is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dilday Mill and extending to:

• Greenfield, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Dilday Mill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'