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:
- 33.019584, -92.968494
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Dodge City is near Columbia County and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- 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 Arkansas, the name Dodge City is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Dodge City is located in Cullman County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dodge City that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Dodge City.
- Kansas
- Ford County
- This Dodge City is located in Ford County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dodge City that is located in Union 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 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dodge City that is located in Union 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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north of the Dodge City that is located in Union 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.
- Alabama
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.
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Forest Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Columbia County
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Griffin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Union County
- Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Spotville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Three Creeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
How Far From Dodge City 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 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:
- El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dodge City to El Dorado, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,426 miles [8,732.3 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 Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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: 33.0196, Longitude: -92.9685 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 317.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.617 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.948 degrees. |