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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 Dumbarton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dumbarton 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 Dumbarton:
- 37.603315, -77.491674
- 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 Dumbarton
- 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Since Dumbarton is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Dumbarton
Communities Also Named Dumbarton ...
We found four communities that are also named Dumbarton.
Within Virginia, the name Dumbarton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dumbarton [Alameda County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Dumbarton is located in Baltimore County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dumbarton that is located in Henrico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Dumbarton.
- New Brunswick
- This Dumbarton lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dumbarton that is located in Henrico County.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Dumbarton is located in Oneida County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dumbarton that is located in Henrico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Dumbarton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dumbarton ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chickahominy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- English Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Hills is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Glen Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Laurel Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Randolph Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
- Sweet Briar Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Park
- Willow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Yellow Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern
- Ziontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ziontown is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
How Far From Dumbarton 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 Dumbarton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dumbarton and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dumbarton to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dumbarton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dumbarton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dumbarton 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 Dumbarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6033, Longitude: -77.4917 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.387 degrees. |
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