Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dellwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dellwood
- 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 Dellwood:
- 37.710144, -77.468873
- 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 Dellwood
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Dellwood is near Henrico County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- eBird sighting report for Caroline 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dellwood ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Dellwood.
Within Virginia, the name Dellwood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Dellwood is located in Jackson County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dellwood.
- Leon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Dellwood [Leon County].
- Pinellas County
- This Dellwood is located in Pinellas County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the south southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Dellwood.
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- This Dellwood is located in Emanuel County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Dellwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Dellwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Dellwood.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Dellwood is located in Haywood County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Dellwood.
- Henderson County
- This Dellwood is located in Henderson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the west southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Dellwood.
- Pitt County
- This Dellwood is located in Pitt County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Dellwood.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Dellwood is located in Coos County and lies 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Dellwood.
- Yamhill County
- This Dellwood is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the west northwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Dellwood.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Dellwood is located in Charleston County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Dellwood.
- Greenville County
- This Dellwood is located in Greenville County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Dellwood.
- Pickens County
- This Dellwood is located in Pickens County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the west southwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Dellwood.
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Dellwood is located in Adams County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Dellwood.
- Sauk County
- This Dellwood is located in Sauk County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the northwest of the Dellwood that is located in Hanover County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Dellwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dellwood ...
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.
- Ashcake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - French Hay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Glen Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Heaths Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaths Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
- Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Charter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
- Kingswood Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
- Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Poindexters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
- Poindexters is located in Hanover County
- Quail Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Slash Cottage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slash Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage
- Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
How Far From Dellwood 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 Dellwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dellwood and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dellwood to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dellwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Dellwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7101, Longitude: -77.4689 In this case, the coordinates for Dellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dellwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dellwood 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 308.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.621 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.339 degrees. |