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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 Dawsons Shop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dawsons Shop 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 Dawsons Shop:
    • 38.310963, -78.423620
    • 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 Dawsons Shop
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dawsons Shop ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
  • Davis Shop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
    • Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Graves Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Mill
    • Graves Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graves Mill <2>
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Lydia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Greene County
  • Pratts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratts <2>
  • Sandy Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Greene County
  • Swift Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Williams Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Fork
    • Williams Fork is located in Greene County
  • Wolftown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
    • Wolftown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Dawsons Shop once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dawsons Shop and extending to:

  • Stanardsville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dawsons Shop to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dawsons Shop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dawsons Shop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dawsons Shop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3110, Longitude: -78.4236       In this case, the coordinates for Dawsons Shop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Dawsons Shop to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.74 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.317 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.514 degrees.




 

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