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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 Daggers Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daggers Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Daggers Springs:
    • 37.685686, -79.761712
    • 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 Daggers Springs
  • 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
    • Since Daggers Springs is near Alleghany County and also Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge 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 Daggers Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daggers Springs ...

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.

  • Eagle Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gala
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gala is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
  • Greyledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greyledge is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyledge
  • Harvey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvey is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Hooks Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
  • Iron Gate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Kyles Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kyles Mills is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Mills
  • Longdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Longdale is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale Furnace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Longdale Furnace is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Furnace
  • Nicelytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nicelytown is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicelytown
  • Rich Patch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch Mines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rocky Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Salisbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salt Petre Cave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
      • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
      • Salt Peter Cave
      • Saltpetre
    • Springwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

How Far From Daggers Springs 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 Daggers Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Daggers Springs and extending to:

  • Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daggers Springs to Fincastle, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Daggers Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Daggers Springs 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 Daggers Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6857, Longitude: -79.7617       In this case, the coordinates for Daggers Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.555 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.152 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.29 degrees.