Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delvale:
  • 36.819813, -82.952108
  • 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 Delvale

• 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 Delvale is near Harlan County and also Wise 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 Wise 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 Delvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delvale ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bonny Blue is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Blue
• Buckles ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Buckles is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckles
• Deep Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Dominion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dominion is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
• Imperial ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Imperial is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
• Lee ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lee is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Mohawk ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohawk is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Monarch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Monarch is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Pocket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pocket is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocket
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rawhide
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rawhide is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
  • Robbins ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Robbins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Seminary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Seminary is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Shepherd Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shepherd Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hill
  • Stone Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
  • Woodway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Delvale and extending to:

• Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delvale to Jonesville, with an average speed<2> 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 307 miles [494.1 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'