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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 Dwale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dwale 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 Dwale:
- 37.191219, -82.405427
- 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 Dwale
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Dwale is near Pike County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Dwale
Communities Also Named Dwale ...
We found one communities that are also named Dwale.
Within Virginia, the name Dwale is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Dwale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Dwale is located in Floyd County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dwale that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dwale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dwale ...
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.
- Beaver Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
- Birchleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Clintwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Elkhorn City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Federal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Federal is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Georges Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Fork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Fork
- Kettlecamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kettlecamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
- Longfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longfork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfork
- Mart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mart is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
How Far From Dwale 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 Dwale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dwale and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dwale to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Dwale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dwale 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 Dwale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1912, Longitude: -82.4054 In this case, the coordinates for Dwale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.553 degrees. |
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