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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 Dryburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dryburg 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 Dryburg:
    • 36.731250, -78.721672
    • 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 Dryburg
  • 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Since Dryburg is near Mecklenburg County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Dryburg

Communities Also Named Dryburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Dryburg.

Within Virginia, the name Dryburg is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dryburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • This Dryburg is located in Chippewa County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dryburg that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Dryburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dryburg ...

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.

  • Bluestone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Buffalo Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Clover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • High Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • High Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Kings Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Piney Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Pools Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
  • Public Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
  • Wolf Trap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dryburg and extending to:

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dryburg to Halifax, 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dryburg) 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 Dryburg 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 Dryburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7313, Longitude: -78.7217       In this case, the coordinates for Dryburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.346 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.188 degrees.