Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dispatch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dispatch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dispatch
- 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 Dispatch:
- 37.522923, -77.183029
- 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 Dispatch
- 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Dispatch is near Henrico County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Dispatch ...
We found one communities that share the name Dispatch.
Within Virginia, the name Dispatch is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dispatch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dispatch ...
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.
- Crumps Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumps Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Kirbytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Sandston Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandston Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
- Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Tallysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Valley Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Wicker Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
- Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Woodlawn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
- Woodview Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodview Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills
- Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
How Far From Dispatch 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 Dispatch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Dispatch once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dispatch and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dispatch to New Kent, with an average speed<4> 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dispatch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dispatch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5229, Longitude: -77.1830 In this case, the coordinates for Dispatch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Dispatch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dispatch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.053 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.414 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.292 degrees. |