Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunns Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunns Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunns Corner
- 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 Dunns Corner:
- 36.746415, -78.273917
- 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 Dunns Corner
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Dunns Corner is near Lunenburg County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Dunns Corner ...
We found four communities that share the name Dunns Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Dunns Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Kennebec 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 Maine community of Dunns Corner [Kennebec County].
- New Brunswick
- This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Dunns Corner.
- Nova Scotia
- This Dunns Corner lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dunns Corner that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- Ontario
- This Dunns Corner lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dunns Corner that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunns Corner ...
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.
- Antlers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Baskerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Busy Bee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Bee Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
- Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Gills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Gordon Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Gregory Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
- Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Muck Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Opie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Pettys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
- Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Union Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Whittles Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill
- Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
How Far From Dunns Corner 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 Dunns Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunns Corner and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Dunns Corner to Richmond, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunns Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 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 Dunns Corner 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 from Point A (ie- Dunns Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunns Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7464, Longitude: -78.2739 |
| <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 Dunns Corner 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 308.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.005 degrees. |