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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dehart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dehart and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dehart:
- 36.300114, -81.134935
- 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 Dehart
- 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Since Dehart is near Alleghany County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Dehart
Communities Also Named Dehart ...
We found one communities that are also named Dehart.
Within North Carolina, the name Dehart is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Dehart in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- This Dehart is located in Morgan County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dehart that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Dehart.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dehart ...
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.
- Brewers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
- Chuckle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chuckle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckle
- Dockery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Halls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newlife ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newlife is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlife
- Offer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Offer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offer
- Whitty ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitty is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitty
- Wildwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Park is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
How Far From Dehart 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 Dehart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dehart and extending to:
- Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dehart to Wilkesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dehart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dehart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dehart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3001, Longitude: -81.1349 In this case, the coordinates for Dehart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.297 degrees. |
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