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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 Darbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darbyville 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 Darbyville:
    • 36.830367, -83.052390
    • 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 Darbyville
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Darbyville is near Harlan County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Darbyville

Communities Also Named Darbyville ...

We found three communities that are also named Darbyville.

Within Virginia, the name Darbyville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose County
      • This Darbyville is located in Appanoose County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Darbyville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Darbyville.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This Darbyville is located in Pickaway County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north of the Darbyville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Darbyville.
    • Ontario
      • This Darbyville lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Darbyville that is located in Lee County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darbyville ...

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.

  • Bonny Blue
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bonny Blue is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Blue
  • Dizney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
  • Dominion
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dominion is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Imperial ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Imperial is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Mayflower
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mayflower is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Monarch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Monarch is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Pocket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pocket is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocket
  • Stone Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stone Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek

How Far From Darbyville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Darbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Darbyville to Jonesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Darbyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Darbyville 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 Darbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8304, Longitude: -83.0524       In this case, the coordinates for Darbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.531 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.286 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.931 degrees.