Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dewey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dewey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dewey
- 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 Dewey:
- 37.080379, -82.658768
- 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 Dewey
- 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Dewey is near Letcher County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Dewey ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Dewey.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Dewey.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Dewey is located in Chicot County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Dewey.
- White County
- This Dewey is located in White County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the west of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Dewey.
- British Columbia
- This Dewey lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Alger County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Kent County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Marquette County].
- Shiawassee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Shiawassee County].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Dewey.
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Franklin County].
- Polk County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Polk County].
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Dewey is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Dewey.
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dewey [Custer County].
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dewey [Trumbull County].
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Dewey.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Dewey [Box Elder County].
- Grand County
- This Dewey is located in Grand County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Dewey.
- Washington
- Skagit County
- This Dewey is located in Skagit County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Dewey.
- Whatcom County
- This Dewey is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km] to the northwest of the Dewey that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Dewey.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewey ...
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.
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Wise County
- Bottom Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottom Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Fork
- Bottom Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Flat Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Peaks Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaks Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Store
- Peaks Store is located in Wise County
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Pound is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
- Short ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dewey 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 Dewey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dewey and extending to:
- Wise, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dewey to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dewey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dewey 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dewey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dewey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0804, Longitude: -82.6588 In this case, the coordinates for Dewey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dewey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dewey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.295 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.051 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.692 degrees. |