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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 Dothan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dothan 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 Dothan:
- 34.033504, -78.747519
- 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 Dothan
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Dothan is near Horry County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Dothan
Communities Also Named Dothan ...
We found five communities that are also named Dothan.
Within North Carolina, the name Dothan is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Dothan is located in Houston County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dothan that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Dothan.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Dothan is located in Dillon County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dothan that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Dothan.
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This Dothan is located in Eastland County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west of the Dothan that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Dothan.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Dothan is located in Windsor County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dothan that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Dothan.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Dothan is located in Fayette County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dothan that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Dothan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dothan ...
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.
- Bug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Butler Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Crossroads is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Crossroads
- Goretown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goretown is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goretown
- Grahams Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grahams Crossroads is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Crossroads
- Guide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guide is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
- Guideway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guideway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
- Hulls Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hulls Island is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Island
- Little Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Sandy Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
- Snowhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snowhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill
How Far From Dothan 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 Dothan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dothan and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dothan to Whiteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dothan) 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 Dothan 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 Dothan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0335, Longitude: -78.7475 In this case, the coordinates for Dothan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.072 degrees. |
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