Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dola
- 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 Dola:
- 39.376476, -80.421757
- 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 Dola
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Dola is near Marion County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Dola ...
We found one communities that share the name Dola.
Within West Virginia, the name Dola is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Dola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dola ...
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.
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Glen Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Gypsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Joetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Katy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lumberport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Margaret
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Marshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rosebud
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sun Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Harrison County
- Wolf Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
- Lumberport
How Far From Dola 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 Dola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dola and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Dola to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3765, Longitude: -80.4218 In this case, the coordinates for Dola 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 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 Dola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.993 degrees. |