Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dingy:
  • 38.651763, -80.946772
  • 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 Dingy

• 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 Dingy 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 Dingy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dingy ...

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.

• Duck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Duck is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
• Euclid
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Euclid is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
• Floe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Floe is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
• Frame Knob ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Frame Knob is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
• Frametown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
• Groves
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Groves is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Ira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Lydia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lydia is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Mark ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mark is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mudfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Shadyside
    (7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
    • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Twistville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Twistville is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dingy and extending to:

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dingy to Sutton, with an average speed<2> 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 42 miles [67.6 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 211 miles [339.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'