Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorado:
  • 36.907883, -82.270418
  • 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 Dorado

• 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 Dorado 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 Dorado

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorado ...

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.

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

How Far From Dorado 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 Dorado to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dorado to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 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 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'