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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 Dalesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalesburg 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 Dalesburg:
- 42.976937, -96.904212
- 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 Dalesburg
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Dalesburg is near Union County and also Turner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Turner 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 Dalesburg
Communities Also Named Dalesburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Dalesburg.
Within South Dakota, the name Dalesburg is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Dalesburg is located in Breathitt County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dalesburg that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Dalesburg.
- Fleming County
- This Dalesburg is located in Fleming County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east southeast of the Dalesburg that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Dalesburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalesburg ...
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.
- Bluff Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clay Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Emmet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Hill Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Side is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
- Hub City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Star Corner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
How Far From Dalesburg 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 Dalesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalesburg and extending to:
- Vermillion, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dalesburg to Vermillion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Dalesburg) 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 Dalesburg 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 Dalesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9769, Longitude: -96.9042 In this case, the coordinates for Dalesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.844 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.087 degrees. |
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