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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 Dallasburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dallasburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dallasburg:
- 39.272282, -84.191324
- 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 Dallasburg
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Dallasburg is near Clermont County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Dallasburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallasburg ...
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.
- Branch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Butlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Elenor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elenor is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
- Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hills is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Indianview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Kings Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Maineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
- Mount Repose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Top-of-the-Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
- Twenty Mile Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twenty Mile Stand is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Mile Stand
How Far From Dallasburg 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 Dallasburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dallasburg and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dallasburg to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dallasburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dallasburg 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 Dallasburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2723, Longitude: -84.1913 In this case, the coordinates for Dallasburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.708 degrees. |
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