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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 Dickson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickson 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dickson
Communities Also Named Dickson ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Dickson.
Within Georgia, the name Dickson is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of twelve communities that are located 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
- Colbert County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dickson [Colbert County].
- 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
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dickson [Benton County].
- Kentucky
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dickson [Rowan County].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dickson [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Yalobusha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dickson [Yalobusha County].
- Ohio
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dickson [Perry County].
- Oklahoma
- Carter County
- This Dickson is located in Carter County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the west of the Dickson that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Dickson.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dickson [Spartanburg County].
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- This Dickson is located in Dickson County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dickson that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Dickson.
- 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)
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Track
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Hidden Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hollow Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hub Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Malcolms Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Melody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melody is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Newborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quail Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Skyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Social Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Dickson 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 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 Northeast.
- 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 '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- Dickson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.118 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.027 degrees. |
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