Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dilhast:
  • 36.151248, -80.128933
  • 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 Dilhast

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Dilhast is near Guilford County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Dilhast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dilhast ...

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.

• Benefit ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• Bonanza Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
• Chalk Level ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Greystone Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
• High Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Smokerise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
• Sun Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
• Timber Trails
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Walkertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <1>
• Willowbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

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

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dilhast to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'