Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dalton Addition:
  • 37.091780, -81.790949
  • 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 Dalton Addition

• 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Dalton Addition is near Russell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Dalton Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalton Addition ...

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.

• Busthead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Busthead is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busthead
• Cedar Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <1>
• Fork Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fork Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
• Indian
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Paintlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
• Pounding Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pounding Mill is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounding Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pounding Mill <1>
• Premier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Premier is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
• Raven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Raven is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
• Red Ash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
• Seaboard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Seaboard is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
• Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Spring is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring

How Far From Dalton Addition 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 Dalton Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dalton Addition to Tazewell, 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 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'