Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dilly:
  • 43.642195, -90.440130
  • 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 Dilly

• 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Since Dilly is near Richland County and also Juneau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juneau 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 Dilly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dilly ...

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.

• Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bloom City is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Henrietta ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Henrietta is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hub City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hub City is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
• Oil City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil City is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Rockbridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
• Tunnelville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
• Union Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Union Center is located in Juneau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Valley is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dilly and extending to:

• Viroqua, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dilly to Viroqua, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'