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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 Dotson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotson 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 Dotson:
- 44.171903, -94.994712
- 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 Dotson
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Dotson is near Redwood County and also Watonwan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Redwood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watonwan 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 Dotson
Communities Also Named Dotson ...
We found six communities that are also named Dotson.
Within Minnesota, the name Dotson is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Dotson is located in Hempstead County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the south of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Dotson.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Dotson is located in Floyd County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dotson.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Dotson is located in Grainger County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Dotson.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Dotson is located in Fannin County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the south of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dotson.
- Panola County
- This Dotson is located in Panola County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the south of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Dotson.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Dotson is located in Salt Lake County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dotson that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Dotson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dotson ...
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.
- Evan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iberia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mountain Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seaforth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Eye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dotson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dotson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dotson and extending to:
- New Ulm, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dotson to New Ulm, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dotson) 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 Dotson 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 Dotson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1719, Longitude: -94.9947 In this case, the coordinates for Dotson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.515 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.445 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.786 degrees. |
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