Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorrtown:
  • 38.483997, -80.422305
  • 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 Dorrtown

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Dorrtown is near Braxton County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Dorrtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorrtown ...

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.

• Bergoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bergoo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
• Cherry Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherry Falls is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Falls
• Curtin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Curtin is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
• Diana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Diana is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Dyer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dyer is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Halo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Halo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Jerryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerryville is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerryville
• Jumbo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jumbo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Ralph
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ralph is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Skidmore Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Skidmore Crossing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Crossing

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

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

• Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Dorrtown to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'