Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunlow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunlow
- 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 Dunlow:
- 38.023062, -82.430809
- 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 Dunlow
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Dunlow is near Lawrence County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Dunlow ...
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.
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Effie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fort Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Greyeagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Job
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Peach Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Quaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Saltpetre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stepptown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Stonecoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torchlight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Upper Tug
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stepptown
How Far From Dunlow 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 Dunlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dunlow and extending to:
- Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dunlow to Wayne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunlow. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0231, Longitude: -82.4308 |
| <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 Dunlow 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 311.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.311 degrees. |