Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dandy:
  • 37.212088, -76.429670
  • 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 Dandy

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Dandy is near Poquoson City and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poquoson City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Dandy

Communities Also Named Dandy ...

We found one communities that are also named Dandy.

Within Virginia, the name Dandy is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dandy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Hall County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Dandy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dandy ...

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.

• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
• Dare
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dare is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
• Evergreen Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Harris Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
• Heritage Hamlet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
• Hickory Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kentucky Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentucky Farms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
• Marshall Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Oyster Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
• Poor Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Poor Farm is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
• Victory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill

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

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

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dandy to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'