Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dogwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dogwood
- 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 Dogwood:
- 36.949211, -87.410559
- 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 Dogwood
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Dogwood is near Todd County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Dogwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Dogwood.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Dogwood.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb 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 Alabama community of Dogwood [DeKalb County].
- Limestone County
- This Dogwood is located in Limestone County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Dogwood.
- Shelby County
- This Dogwood is located in Shelby County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Dogwood.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Dogwood is located in Grant County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Dogwood.
- Mississippi County
- This Dogwood is located in Mississippi County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Dogwood.
- White County
- This Dogwood is located in White County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west southwest of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Dogwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Dogwood is located in Douglas County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Dogwood.
- Mississippi County
- This Dogwood is located in Mississippi County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Dogwood.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Dogwood lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Dogwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Dogwood.
- Roane County
- This Dogwood is located in Roane County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east southeast of the Dogwood that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dogwood.
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood ...
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.
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Carl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fearsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Fruit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
- Honey Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
- Honey Grove is located in Christian County
- Kelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pleasant Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
- Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Christian County
- Sinking Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Tabernacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Todd County
How Far From Dogwood 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 Dogwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood and extending to:
- Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9492, Longitude: -87.4106 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood 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 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 Dogwood 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> | 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 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 Dogwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.388 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.774 degrees. |