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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 Dillsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillsboro and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dillsboro:
    • 35.369229, -83.252099
    • 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 Dillsboro
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Dillsboro is near Swain County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Dillsboro

Communities Also Named Dillsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Dillsboro.

Within North Carolina, the name Dillsboro is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Dillsboro in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dillsboro that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Dillsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillsboro ...

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.

  • Big Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Big Laurel is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
  • Birdtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdtown is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
  • Cherokee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallcliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
  • Fisher Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
  • Gay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gay is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
  • Greens Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
  • Indian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Love Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Love Field is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
  • Paint Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Paint Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
  • Pumpkintown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pumpkintown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
  • Ruby City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ruby City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
  • Speedwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Speedwell is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell

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

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

  • Sylva, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dillsboro to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Dillsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Dillsboro 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 Dillsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3692, Longitude: -83.2521       In this case, the coordinates for Dillsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.633 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.193 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.421 degrees.