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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 Delisle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delisle 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 Delisle:
- 40.019494, -84.574120
- 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 Delisle
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Delisle is near Preble County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Delisle
Communities Also Named Delisle ...
We found three communities that are also named Delisle.
Within Ohio, the name Delisle is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Delisle is located in Harrison County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Delisle that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Delisle.
- Quebec
- This Delisle lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Delisle that is located in Darke County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Delisle lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the northwest of the Delisle that is located in Darke County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delisle ...
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.
- Fourmans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Frys Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frys Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jaysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Painter Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Steel Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Union Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
- Weavers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weavers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
How Far From Delisle 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 Delisle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delisle and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Delisle to Columbus, 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 409 miles [658.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delisle) 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 Delisle 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 Delisle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0195, Longitude: -84.5741 In this case, the coordinates for Delisle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.465 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.816 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.656 degrees. |
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