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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 Dillwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dillwyn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dillwyn:
- 37.541956, -78.460077
- 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 Dillwyn
- 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 Buckingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
- Since Dillwyn is near Cumberland County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Dillwyn
Communities Also Named Dillwyn ...
We found one communities that are also named Dillwyn.
Within Virginia, the name Dillwyn is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dillwyn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- This Dillwyn is located in Stafford County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dillwyn that is located in Buckingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Dillwyn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillwyn ...
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.
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Curdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Dillwyn 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 town such as Dillwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dillwyn and extending to:
- Buckingham, which is the Seat of Buckingham County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Dillwyn to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dillwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dillwyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dillwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5420, Longitude: -78.4601 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.794 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.803 degrees. |
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