Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorfee:
  • 38.443712, -81.174834
  • 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 Dorfee

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Dorfee is near Kanawha County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Dorfee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorfee ...

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.

• Clay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Clay Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Junction is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
• Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Hartland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Heatherman ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• King
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • King is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Morocco ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Morocco is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
• Pigeon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Queen Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
• Spread
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
• Two Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Run is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
• Whetstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dorfee and extending to:

• Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Dorfee to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'