Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorton Fort:
  • 36.735101, -82.434872
  • 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 Dorton Fort

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Dorton Fort is near Russell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Dorton Fort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorton Fort ...

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.

• Bush Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bush Mill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
• Crackers Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crackers Neck is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
• Deans Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deans Store is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
• Grays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Jett Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
• Little Duck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Duck is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
• Maces Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maces Spring is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
• Point Truth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Truth is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
• Silica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silica is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Snowflake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowflake is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Stringtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Twin Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Springs is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Dorton Fort 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 community such as Dorton Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dorton Fort to Gate City, 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 330 miles [531.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'