Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dorset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorset and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dorset
- 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 Dorset:
- 43.254908, -73.098931
- 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 Dorset
- 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 Bennington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bennington County
- Since Dorset is near Rutland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Dorset ...
We found six communities that share the name Dorset.
Within Vermont, the name Dorset is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Dorset lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dorset that is located in Bennington County.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorset ...
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.
- Beartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <4>
- Butternut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Chiselville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiselville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiselville
- Chiselville is located in Bennington County
- French Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hollow
- French Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Bennington County
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
- Piper Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Ridge
- Piper Ridge is located in Bennington County
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Slateville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slateville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
- Slateville is located in Washington County (NY)
How Far From Dorset 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 Dorset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dorset and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Bennington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dorset to Montpelier, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,144 miles [6,669.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dorset 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dorset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2549, Longitude: -73.0989 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dorset 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 305.084 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.967 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.056 degrees. |