Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dundee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dundee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dundee
- 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 Dundee:
- 37.115700, -79.511696
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dundee
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Dundee is near Campbell County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dundee ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Dundee.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Dundee.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dundee, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Blackford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dundee [Blackford County].
- Madison County
- This Dundee is located in Madison County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dundee.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Dundee is located in Ohio County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Dundee.
- Powell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dundee [Powell County].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Dundee lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dundee [Bergen County].
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Dundee [Passaic County].
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Dundee lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Dundee lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- Quebec
- This Dundee lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dundee that is located in Bedford County.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 9,456 miles [15,218 km]<1> to the west
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- - Queensland
- Distance: 9,687 miles [15,589.7 km]<1> to the west northwest
- Scotland
- Distance: 3,641 miles [5,859.6 km]<1> to the northeast
- South Africa
- - KwaZulu-Natal
- Distance: 8,388 miles [13,499.2 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dundee ...
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.
- Brights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Eagles Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
- Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Gross Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
- Gross Point is located in Bedford County
- Isle of Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
- Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Otter View ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Pelican Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
How Far From Dundee 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 Dundee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dundee and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dundee to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dundee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dundee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dundee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1157, Longitude: -79.5117 In this case, the coordinates for Dundee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dundee 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Dundee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.378 degrees. |