Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dodds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dodds
- 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 Dodds:
- 36.602003, -89.673970
- 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 Dodds
- 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
- Since Dodds is near Stoddard County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Dodds ...
We found five communities that share the name Dodds.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Dodds.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Dodds lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dodds that is located in New Madrid County.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodds ...
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.
- Charter Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
- Cody ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Crumpecker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumpecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
- Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
- Forest Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
- Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
- Hills Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
- Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Hurricane Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
- Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Portageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
- Portageville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <4>
- Sky
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Dodds 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 Dodds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodds and extending to:
- New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dodds to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dodds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Dodds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6020, Longitude: -89.6740 In this case, the coordinates for Dodds 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 Dodds 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dodds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.978 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.858 degrees. |