Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorchester Junction:
  • 36.928155, -82.654047
  • 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 Dorchester Junction

• 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Since Dorchester Junction is near Norton City and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norton City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Dorchester Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorchester Junction ...

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.

• Big Laurel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Laurel is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Canepatch ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Canepatch is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch
• Clear Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clear Creek is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Cracker Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cracker Neck is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Neck
• East Stone Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
• Josephine
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Josephine is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Kent Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
• Lipps
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lipps is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Roaring Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roaring Fork is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Fork
• Roundstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roundstone is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
• Wise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dorchester Junction and extending to:

• Wise, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dorchester Junction to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'