Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorton Branch:
  • 36.772308, -83.681306
  • 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 Dorton Branch

• 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Since Dorton Branch is near Knox County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Dorton Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorton Branch ...

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.

• Blanche
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanche is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Ferndale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ferndale is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Flat Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
• Fourmile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Ivy Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ivy Grove is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Grove
• Kettle Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kettle Island is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
• Miracle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Miracle is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
• Old Flat Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
• Pogue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pogue is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
• Straight Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Straight Creek is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek

How Far From Dorton Branch to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dorton Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dorton Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'