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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dog Town:
    • 34.352869, -85.736911
    • 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 Dog Town
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Dog Town is near Cherokee County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Dog Town

Communities Also Named Dog Town ...

We found eight communities that are also named Dog Town.

Within Alabama, the name Dog Town is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Mono County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dog Town [Mono County].
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Dog Town.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Dog Town is located in Washington County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dog Town that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dog Town.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • Although located in Butler County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dog Town.
      • Saint Francois County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Dog Town.
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Broadwater County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Dog Town.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Dog Town is located in Armstrong County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dog Town that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Dog Town.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dog Town [Davidson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dog Town ...

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.

  • Blanche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blanche is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Bootsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
  • Clyde ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Congo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Congo is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Hughes Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
  • Lickskillet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Little River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Loveless
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveless is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Portersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Sand Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dog Town and extending to:

  • Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dog Town to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dog Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Dog Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dog Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dog Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3529, Longitude: -85.7369       In this case, the coordinates for Dog Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.082 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.681 degrees.