Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickworsham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickworsham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickworsham
- 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 Dickworsham:
- 33.751491, -98.115598
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dickworsham
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Dickworsham is near Montague County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montague County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickworsham ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County
- Dean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Clay County
- Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fleetwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Frame
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <3>
- Jolly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Clay County
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dickworsham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dickworsham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dickworsham and extending to:
- Henrietta, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Dickworsham to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,721 miles [12,425.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickworsham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dickworsham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickworsham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7515, Longitude: -98.1156 In this case, the coordinates for Dickworsham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dickworsham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.953 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.154 degrees. |