Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dallas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dallas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dallas
- 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:
- 45.258016, -91.814896
- 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 Dallas
- 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 Barron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barron County
- Since Dallas is near Dunn County and also Chippewa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dunn County
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa 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
Communities Also Named Dallas ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Dallas.
Within Wisconsin, the name Dallas is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dallas, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Dallas is located in Blount County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Dallas.
- Dallas 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 Alabama community of Dallas [Dallas County].
- Madison County
- This Dallas is located in Madison County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the south southeast of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dallas.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Dallas lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Dallas lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Bollinger County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Dallas.
- Jackson County
- This Dallas is located in Jackson County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dallas.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dallas.
- Highland 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 Ohio community of Dallas [Highland County].
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Dallas [Allegheny County].
- Luzerne County
- This Dallas is located in Luzerne County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dallas that is located in Barron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Dallas.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dallas ...
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.
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Graytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Horseman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Prairie Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Rice Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sand Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Tainter Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Turtle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
How Far From Dallas 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 village such as Dallas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dallas and extending to:
- Barron, which is the Seat of Barron County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dallas to Barron, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dallas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dallas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2580, Longitude: -91.8149 In this case, the coordinates for Dallas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dallas 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dallas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Dallas 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 317.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.031 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.773 degrees. |