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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 Dallas City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dallas City 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 Dallas City:
- 41.940809, -78.556416
- 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 City
- 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Dallas City is near Cattaraugus County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 City
Communities Also Named Dallas City ...
We found one communities that are also named Dallas City.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Dallas City is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Dallas City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Dallas City is located in Hancock County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dallas City that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Dallas City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallas City ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bells Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bells Camp is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
- Duke Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knapp Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp Creek is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Creek
- Red Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Rock is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Tuna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wolf Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Run is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
How Far From Dallas City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dallas City and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dallas City to Smethport, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dallas City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dallas City 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 Dallas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9408, Longitude: -78.5564 In this case, the coordinates for Dallas City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.599 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.19 degrees. |
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