Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dillion Ridge:
  • 35.930995, -76.181593
  • 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 Dillion Ridge

• 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 Tyrrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Tyrrell County
  • Since Dillion Ridge is near Perquimans County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
  • eBird sighting report for Washington 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillion Ridge ...

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.

• Alligator
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
• Fort Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
• Goat Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Neck
  • Goat Neck is located in Tyrrell County
• Jerry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
  • Jerry is located in Tyrrell County
• Lewis Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Point
  • Lewis Point is located in Tyrrell County
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Tyrrell County
• River Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Neck
  • River Neck is located in Tyrrell County
• Soundside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soundside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soundside
  • Soundside is located in Tyrrell County

How Far From Dillion Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dillion Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Tyrrell County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dillion Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dillion Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/