Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dillon Falls:
  • 39.972845, -82.055971
  • 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 Dillon Falls

• 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
  • Since Dillon Falls is near Licking County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Dillon Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillon Falls ...

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.

• Deadmans ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadmans is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Licking View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Licking View is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking View
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maysville is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Meadow Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Farm is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Farm
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mill Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Run is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrace is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
• Tile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tile is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dillon Falls and extending to:

• Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Dillon Falls to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'