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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 Dalzell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalzell 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 Dalzell:
- 31.629323, -99.037272
- 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 Dalzell
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Dalzell is near Mills County and also Coleman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mills County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman 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 Dalzell
Communities Also Named Dalzell ...
We found five communities that are also named Dalzell.
Within Texas, the name Dalzell is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Dalzell is located in Bureau County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dalzell that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Dalzell.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Dalzell is located in Washington County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dalzell that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dalzell.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Dalzell is located in Sumter County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dalzell that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Dalzell.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Dalzell is located in Meade County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the north of the Dalzell that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Dalzell.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Dalzell [Campbell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalzell ...
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.
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Delaware Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Duke Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duke Crossing is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Crossing
- Dulin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dulin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin
- Early
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Keys Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- Lake Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Shamrock Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tenmile Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Thrifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Trickham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trickham is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
- Former name for Trickham:
- Trick'em
- Zephyr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Dalzell 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 Dalzell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalzell and extending to:
- Brownwood, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dalzell to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalzell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dalzell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dalzell 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 Dalzell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6293, Longitude: -99.0373 In this case, the coordinates for Dalzell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.938 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.78 degrees. |
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