Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dallas Acres:
  • 39.901767, -76.661912
  • 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 Dallas Acres

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Dallas Acres is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Dallas Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallas Acres ...

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.

• Chapel View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
• East Yoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Yoe is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Hill-n-Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Homeland Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Randolph Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
• Red Lion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <1>
• Relay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Relay is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
• Robin Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robin Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
• Spry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
• Violet Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Violet Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dallas Acres and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dallas Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 4 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'