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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 Doddsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doddsville 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 Doddsville:
- 40.278672, -90.651624
- 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 Doddsville
- 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 McDonough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Since Doddsville is near Schuyler County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Doddsville
Communities Also Named Doddsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Doddsville.
Within Illinois, the name Doddsville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Doddsville is located in Sunflower County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the south of the Doddsville that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Doddsville.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Doddsville is located in Cheatham County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Doddsville that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Doddsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doddsville ...
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.
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erwin is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoo Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
- Table Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Vermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Doddsville 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 Doddsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Doddsville and extending to:
- Macomb, which is the Seat of McDonough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Doddsville to Macomb, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 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 from Point A (ie- Doddsville) 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 Doddsville 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 Doddsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2787, Longitude: -90.6516 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.477 degrees. |
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