Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dogwood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dogwood Heights
- 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 Dogwood Heights:
- 37.800677, -80.424796
- 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 Dogwood Heights
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Dogwood Heights is near Monroe County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Dogwood Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Dogwood Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Dogwood Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Oconee County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southwest of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Roane County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Wayne County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Wayne County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the west southwest of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Dogwood Heights.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Heights ...
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.
- Brink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crowfields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowfields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Dickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hopper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
- Organ Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Teaberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
How Far From Dogwood Heights 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 Dogwood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Heights and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Heights to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8007, Longitude: -80.4248 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dogwood Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.616 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.528 degrees. |