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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 Danieltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danieltown 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 Danieltown:
    • 36.904593, -77.959722
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Danieltown
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Danieltown ...

We found one communities that share the name Danieltown.

Within Virginia, the name Danieltown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Danieltown is located in Rutherford County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danieltown that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Danieltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danieltown ...

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.

  • Alberta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Bishops Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
    • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Cool Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Edmunds Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmunds Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
    • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
  • Forkland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Gills Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
    • Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Hickory Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
    • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Octagon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octagon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
    • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Price Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
    • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Rocky Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Stones Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
    • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Sturgeonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
    • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Tobacco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
    • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
  • Vote
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote
    • Vote is located in Brunswick County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danieltown and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Danieltown to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danieltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danieltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danieltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9046, Longitude: -77.9597       In this case, the coordinates for Danieltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Danieltown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.528 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.863 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.825 degrees.









 

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