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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 Dutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dutton 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 Dutton:
- 37.532364, -76.628844
- 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 Dutton
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Dutton is near King and Queen County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Dutton
Communities Also Named Dutton ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Dutton.
Within Virginia, the name Dutton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Dutton is located in Jackson County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dutton.
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Dutton is located in Madison County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Dutton.
- California
- Solano County
- This Dutton is located in Solano County and lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Dutton.
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Dutton [Pike County].
- Manitoba
- This Dutton lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Dutton is located in Kent County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Dutton.
- Montana
- Powell County
- This Dutton is located in Powell County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Dutton.
- Teton County
- This Dutton is located in Teton County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km] to the northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Dutton.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dutton [Elko County].
- Oklahoma
- Caddo County
- This Dutton is located in Caddo County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Dutton.
- Ontario
- This Dutton lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dutton that is located in Gloucester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutton ...
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.
- Christchurch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
- Cooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Hornets Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Owl Trap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Piankatank Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Plain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Signpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Signpine is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Woods Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From Dutton 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 Dutton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Dutton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dutton and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dutton to Gloucester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dutton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dutton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Dutton 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 Dutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5324, Longitude: -76.6288 In this case, the coordinates for Dutton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.733 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.066 degrees. |
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