Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dahmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dahmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dahmer
- 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 Dahmer:
- 38.569564, -79.326430
- 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 Dahmer
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Dahmer is near Highland County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Dahmer ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Highland County (VA)
- Circleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <2>
- Deer Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Doe Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dry Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Entry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Moatstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Possum Trot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County
How Far From Dahmer 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 Dahmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dahmer and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dahmer to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dahmer. 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Dahmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dahmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5696, Longitude: -79.3264 In this case, the coordinates for Dahmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dahmer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.802 degrees. |