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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 Dorset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorset 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 Dorset:
- 40.702315, -75.876033
- 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 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Dorset is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Dorset
Communities Also Named Dorset ...
We found six communities that are also named Dorset.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Dorset is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located 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
- Palm Beach County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Dorset [Palm Beach County].
- Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- This Dorset is located in Hubbard County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dorset that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Dorset.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Dorset is located in Ashtabula County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dorset that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Dorset.
- Ontario
- This Dorset lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dorset that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Dorset is located in Bennington County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dorset that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Dorset.
- Virginia
- Powhatan County
- This Dorset is located in Powhatan County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dorset that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Dorset.
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.
- Chain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Germans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Germansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoppers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
- Jordan Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
- Lynnport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- New Tripoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Normal Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Quaker City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Slateville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slateville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
- Stony Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
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:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dorset to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dorset 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 Dorset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7023, Longitude: -75.8760 In this case, the coordinates for Dorset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.486 degrees. |
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