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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 Donaldson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donaldson and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Donaldson:
    • 36.751440, -87.894744
    • 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 Donaldson
  • 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 Trigg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
    • Since Donaldson is near Stewart County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Donaldson

Communities Also Named Donaldson ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Donaldson.

Within Kentucky, the name Donaldson is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Donaldson [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • This Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Donaldson.
    • Georgia
      • Laurens 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 Georgia community of Donaldson [Laurens County].
    • Indiana
      • Marshall County
      • This Donaldson is located in Marshall County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Donaldson.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • This Donaldson is located in Chippewa County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Donaldson.
    • Minnesota
      • Kittson County
      • This Donaldson is located in Kittson County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Donaldson.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa 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 Oklahoma community of Donaldson [Tulsa County].
    • Ontario
      • This Donaldson lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Donaldson.
      • Warren County
      • This Donaldson is located in Warren County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Donaldson.
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Donaldson is located in Hampshire County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Donaldson.
      • Webster County
      • This Donaldson is located in Webster County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east northeast of the Donaldson that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Donaldson.
    • Wisconsin
      • Donaldson #
      • This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Donaldson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donaldson ...

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.

  • Bumpus Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Golden Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Roaring Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Rockcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
  • Rockcastle Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
  • Rushing ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushing is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Tobaccoport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport

How Far From Donaldson 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 Donaldson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Donaldson and extending to:

  • Cadiz, which is the Seat of Trigg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Donaldson to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Donaldson 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donaldson) 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 Donaldson 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 Donaldson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7514, Longitude: -87.8947       In this case, the coordinates for Donaldson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.515 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.703 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.034 degrees.