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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 Dundas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dundas 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 Dundas:
    • 36.914999, -78.021732
    • 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 Dundas
  • 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
    • Since Dundas is near Brunswick County and also Nottoway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway 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 Dundas

Communities Also Named Dundas ...

We found eight communities that are also named Dundas.

Within Virginia, the name Dundas is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Richland County
      • This Dundas is located in Richland County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Dundas.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Dundas is located in Rice County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Dundas.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Dundas lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
    • North Dakota
      • Eddy County
      • This Dundas is located in Eddy County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Dundas.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This Dundas is located in Vinton County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Dundas.
    • Ontario
      • This Dundas lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Dundas lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Dundas is located in Calumet County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dundas that is located in Lunenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Dundas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dundas ...

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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Danieltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Danieltown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
  • Edmunds Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
  • Forkland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Gills Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
  • Non Intervention ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
  • Octagon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
  • Stones Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
  • Tobacco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
  • Vote
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vote is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote

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

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

  • Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dundas to Lunenburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Dundas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dundas 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 Dundas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9150, Longitude: -78.0217    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.564 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.905 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.846 degrees.