Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickson
- 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 Dickson:
- 33.570956, -83.606839
- 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 Dickson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Dickson is near Jasper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Dickson ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Dickson.
Within Georgia, the name Dickson is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Dickson lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dickson that is located in Morgan County.
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Dickson is located in Greenbrier County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dickson that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Dickson.
- Wayne County
- This Dickson is located in Wayne County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north of the Dickson that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Dickson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickson ...
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.
- Centennial
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Deer Track
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Track have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Dixie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hidden Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Hollow Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Hub Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Malcolms Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolms Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
- Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Melody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Newborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newborn
- Newborn is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newborn <4>
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Quail Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Newton County
- Skyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Social Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Circle
- Social Circle is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Social Circle <4>
- Willow Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Melody
How Far From Dickson 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 Dickson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickson and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dickson to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morgan County: www.morganga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dickson 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. |
| <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- Dickson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5710, Longitude: -83.6068 In this case, the coordinates for Dickson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dickson 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 311.79 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.118 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.027 degrees. |