Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dunnmore:
  • 37.274593, -77.042469
  • 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 Dunnmore

• 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
  • Since Dunnmore is near Charles City County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Dunnmore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunnmore ...

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.

• Burrowsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Charles City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Charles City is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <1>
• Freetown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freetown is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Garysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garysville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
• Greenway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenway is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Lone Oak Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
• Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
• Rivers Edge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Roaches Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
• Rustic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rustic is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
• Willow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunnmore and extending to:

• Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunnmore to Prince George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'