Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dillon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dillon
- 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 Dillon:
- 37.770395, -80.950647
- 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 Dillon
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Dillon is near Summers County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Dillon ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Dillon.
Within West Virginia, the name Dillon is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Dade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dillon [Dade County].
- Thomas County
- This Dillon is located in Thomas County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dillon that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Dillon.
- Walker County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Dillon [Walker County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dillon [Pike County].
- Walthall County
- This Dillon is located in Walthall County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dillon that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walthall County community of Dillon.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Dillon lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the north of the Dillon that is located in Raleigh County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Dillon lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dillon that is located in Raleigh County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillon ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Export ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Green Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sulphur Springs
- Green Sulphur Springs is located in Summers County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hamlet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Jumping Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Kathryn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
- Lockbridge is located in Summers County
- Meadow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Pear ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pluto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Ramp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Red Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
- Red Spring is located in Fayette County
- Sandstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <5>
- Tina ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockbridge
How Far From Dillon 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 Dillon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dillon and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dillon to Beckley, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dillon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dillon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dillon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7704, Longitude: -80.9506 In this case, the coordinates for Dillon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Dillon 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dillon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.971 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.759 degrees. |