Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dotsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dotsonville
- 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 Dotsonville:
- 46.599934, -112.095279
- 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 Dotsonville
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Dotsonville is near Jefferson County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Dotsonville ...
We found one communities that share the name Dotsonville.
Within Montana, the name Dotsonville is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Dotsonville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dotsonville that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Dotsonville.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dotsonville ...
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.
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cloud
- Blue Cloud is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Four Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Range
- Four Range is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Gearing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Seven Mile ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Seven Mile is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Skyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Weed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dotsonville 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 Dotsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Dotsonville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dotsonville and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies just to the East.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dotsonville to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 from Point A (ie- Dotsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dotsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5999, Longitude: -112.0953 In this case, the coordinates for Dotsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dotsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Dotsonville 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 332.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.667 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.314 degrees. |