Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dallardsville:
  • 30.628702, -94.631698
  • 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 Dallardsville

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Dallardsville is near Liberty County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Dallardsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallardsville ...

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.

• Bragg ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bragg is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
• Drews Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Drews Landing is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Landing
• Holly Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Hoop and Holler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop and Holler
• Hortense
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hortense is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
• Indian Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indian Springs
  • From Dallardsville to Indian Springs
• Ivanhoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
• Marvels
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marvels is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels
• Oak Shade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Thicket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Thicket is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <1>
• Village Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <1>
• Wildwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dallardsville to Livingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west (W). 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'