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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 Dockery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dockery 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 Dockery:
- 36.679865, -78.177496
- 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 Dockery
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Dockery is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Dockery
Communities Also Named Dockery ...
We found four communities that are also named Dockery.
Within Virginia, the name Dockery is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Dockery is located in Sunflower County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dockery that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Dockery.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Dockery is located in Ray County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dockery that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Dockery.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Dockery is located in Wilkes County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west of the Dockery that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Dockery.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Dockery is located in Bradley County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dockery that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Dockery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dockery ...
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.
- Antlers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Baskerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Busy Bee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Elamtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
- Gills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Gordon Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Opie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Pettys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Redlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
- Roberts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Union Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
How Far From Dockery to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dockery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dockery and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dockery to Boydton, with an average speed<3> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dockery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dockery 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 Dockery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6799, Longitude: -78.1775 In this case, the coordinates for Dockery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.662 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.989 degrees. |
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