Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dallas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dallas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dallas
- 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 Dallas:
- 35.316692, -81.183458
- 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 Dallas
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Dallas is near Lincoln County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Dallas ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Dallas.
Within North Carolina, the name Dallas is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dallas, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Dallas is located in Blount County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Dallas.
- Dallas 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 Alabama community of Dallas [Dallas County].
- Madison County
- This Dallas is located in Madison County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dallas.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Dallas lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Dallas lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Bollinger County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Dallas.
- Jackson County
- This Dallas is located in Jackson County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dallas.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dallas.
- Highland 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 Ohio community of Dallas [Highland County].
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Dallas [Allegheny County].
- Luzerne County
- This Dallas is located in Luzerne County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dallas that is located in Gaston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Dallas.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallas ...
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.
- Alexis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Boogertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
- Boogertown is located in Gaston County
- Craig Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Forest Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
- Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Jenkins Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Heights
- Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County
- Long Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals
- Long Shoals is located in Lincoln County
- Love Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Springwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Tryon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
How Far From Dallas 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 town such as Dallas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dallas and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dallas to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dallas: www.dallasnc.net/
The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dallas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3167, Longitude: -81.1835 In this case, the coordinates for Dallas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dallas 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 Dallas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dallas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.419 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.792 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.611 degrees. |