Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dodge City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodge City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dodge City
- 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 Dodge City:
- 34.044554, -86.885660
- 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 Dodge City
- 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since Dodge City is near Blount County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Dodge City ...
We found six communities that share the name Dodge City.
Within Alabama, the name Dodge City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Union County
- This Dodge City is located in Union County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dodge City that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dodge City.
- Kansas
- Ford County
- This Dodge City is located in Ford County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dodge City that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Dodge City.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Dodge City is located in Marquette County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the north of the Dodge City that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Dodge City.
- Minnesota
- Steele County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Dodge City [Steele County].
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Dodge City is located in Marion County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dodge City that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Dodge City.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Williamson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Dodge City.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodge City ...
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.
- Black Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Bolte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Center Community
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Community
- Center Community is located in Cullman County
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Misty Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Harbor
- Misty Harbor is located in Cullman County
- Steppville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steppville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppville
- Steppville is located in Cullman County
- Sulpher Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulpher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulpher Springs
- Sulpher Springs is located in Blount County
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cullman County
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
How Far From Dodge City 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 town such as Dodge City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodge City and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dodge City to Cullman, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dodge City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dodge City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodge City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0446, Longitude: -86.8857 In this case, the coordinates for Dodge City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dodge City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dodge City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Dodge City 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 313.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.455 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.217 degrees. |