Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickenson Corner:
  • 36.891216, -82.237917
  • 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 Dickenson Corner

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Dickenson Corner is near Wise County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dickenson Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickenson Corner ...

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.

• Bolton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bolton is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Boody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Boody is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boody
• Counts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Counts is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Gravel Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• Hazel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hazel is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Jessees Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
• John
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • John is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Lonesome ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lonesome is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome
• Masons Store ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Masons Store is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
• Mew
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mew is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew
• Parsonage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Parsonage is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
• Sun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sun is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Temple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple Hill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
• Virginia City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Virginia City is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Dickenson Corner to ...

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dickenson Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'