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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 Dodd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodd and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dodd:
- 40.287203, -103.707450
- 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 Dodd
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Dodd is near Washington County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Dodd
Communities Also Named Dodd ...
We found three communities that are also named Dodd.
Within Colorado, the name Dodd is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Perry County
- This Dodd is located in Perry County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dodd that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Dodd.
- Texas
- Castro County
- This Dodd is located in Castro County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south of the Dodd that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Castro County community of Dodd.
- San Patricio County
- This Dodd is located in San Patricio County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the south southeast of the Dodd that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Dodd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodd ...
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.
- Bijou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bijou is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Brush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Log Lane Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Dodd 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 Dodd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodd and extending to:
- Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dodd to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dodd 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 Dodd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2872, Longitude: -103.7074 In this case, the coordinates for Dodd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.625 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.209 degrees. |
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