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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 Dessie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dessie 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 Dessie:
- 38.653986, -80.914827
- 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 Dessie
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Dessie is near Clay County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Dessie
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dessie ...
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.
- Dingy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dingy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
- Duck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duck is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
- Floe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Floe is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
- Frame Knob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frame Knob is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
- Frametown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Groves is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Mark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mark is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Middle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Progress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shadyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shadyside is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Strange Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
How Far From Dessie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dessie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dessie and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dessie to Sutton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dessie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dessie 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 Dessie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6540, Longitude: -80.9148 In this case, the coordinates for Dessie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.219 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.053 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.454 degrees. |
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