Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dorena Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorena Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dorena Landing

• 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 Dorena Landing:
  • 36.584227, -89.217291
  • 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 Dorena Landing

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Dorena Landing is near Fulton County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Dorena Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorena Landing ...

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.

• Crystal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crystal is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Dixie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Grays Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Camp is located in Lake County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
• Jordan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Moscow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pinhook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
• Spout Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spout Springs is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
• Three States
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three States is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
• Walnut Log
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Log is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log
• Wolf Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
• Woodland Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dorena Landing and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dorena Landing to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'