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

When in City of Dayton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City of Dayton 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 City of Dayton:
    • 39.790337, -84.068825
    • 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 City of Dayton
  • 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 City of Dayton ...

We found 50 communities that share the name City of Dayton.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named City of Dayton.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 47 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of City of Dayton, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Montgomery County and lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of City of Dayton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Marengo County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of City of Dayton.
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Sebastian County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of City of Dayton.
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Butte County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of City of Dayton.
    • Idaho
      • Franklin County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of City of Dayton.
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Henry County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of City of Dayton.
      • La Salle County
      • This City of Dayton is located in La Salle County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of City of Dayton.
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of City of Dayton.
    • Iowa
      • Iowa County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Iowa County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of City of Dayton.
      • Page County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of City of Dayton [Page County].
      • Webster County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Webster County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of City of Dayton.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Bourbon County].
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Dickinson County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Jefferson County].
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Labette County].
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Marshall County].
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Osage County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of City of Dayton [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Campbell County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of City of Dayton.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This City of Dayton is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of City of Dayton.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This City of Dayton is located in York County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of City of Dayton.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Howard County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of City of Dayton.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Berrien County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of City of Dayton.
      • Tuscola County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Tuscola County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the north of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of City of Dayton.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Hennepin County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of City of Dayton.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of City of Dayton [Amite County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Cass County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of City of Dayton.
      • Newton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of City of Dayton [Newton County].
    • Montana
      • Lake County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Lake County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of City of Dayton.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Lyon County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the west of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of City of Dayton.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Middlesex County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of City of Dayton.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of City of Dayton [Eddy County].
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northeast of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of City of Dayton.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of City of Dayton [Durham County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This City of Dayton lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
    • Ontario
      • This City of Dayton lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of City of Dayton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Armstrong County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of City of Dayton.
      • Dauphin County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Dauphin County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of City of Dayton.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Rhea County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of City of Dayton.
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Liberty County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of City of Dayton.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Rockingham County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of City of Dayton.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Clark County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of City of Dayton.
      • Columbia County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Columbia County and lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km] to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of City of Dayton.
      • Mason County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Mason County and lies 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km] to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of City of Dayton.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of City of Dayton [Harrison County].
      • Preston County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Preston County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of City of Dayton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Green County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of City of Dayton.
    • Wyoming
      • Sheridan County
      • This City of Dayton is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City of Dayton that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of City of Dayton.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 11,183 miles [17,997.3 km]<1> to the west northwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near City of Dayton ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Greene County
  • Beavercreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
    • Fairborn is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Hearthstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Hennessee ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennessee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessee
    • Hennessee is located in Greene County
  • Hooks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
    • Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • New Germany
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
    • New Germany is located in Greene County
  • Park Hills Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills Crossing
    • Park Hills Crossing is located in Greene County
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
  • Shakertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
    • Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Sulphur Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
    • Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County

How Far From City of Dayton to ...

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

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

  • Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from City of Dayton to Xenia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- City of Dayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in City of Dayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7903, Longitude: -84.0688       In this case, the coordinates for City of Dayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 City of Dayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 City of Dayton 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.
<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 City of Dayton 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 312.147 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.42 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.494 degrees.




 

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