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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 Dodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodge 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 Dodge:
    • 36.573686, -94.656058
    • 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 Dodge
  • 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Dodge is near McDonald County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Dodge

Communities Also Named Dodge ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Dodge.

Within Oklahoma, the name Dodge is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dodge [Clark County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Dodge is located in Worcester County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Dodge.
    • Michigan
      • Clare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dodge [Clare County].
    • Nebraska
      • Dodge County
      • This Dodge is located in Dodge County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Dodge.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Dodge is located in Washoe County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Dodge.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Dodge is located in Chautauqua County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Dodge.
    • North Dakota
      • Dunn County
      • This Dodge is located in Dunn County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Dodge.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Dodge is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Dodge.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dodge [Brown County].
    • Tennessee
      • Cheatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dodge [Cheatham County].
    • Texas
      • Walker County
      • This Dodge is located in Walker County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the south of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Dodge.
    • Washington
      • Garfield County
      • This Dodge is located in Garfield County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Dodge.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Dodge is located in Trempealeau County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dodge that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Dodge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodge ...

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.

  • Cave ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cave is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
  • Checks Corner ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Checks Corner is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
  • Dennis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dennis is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Elk Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elk Springs is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
  • Enterprise ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Ginger Blue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <3>
  • Hart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Jay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Kellyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Maysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Round Top ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Spring Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sulphur Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turkey Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Turkey Ford is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodge and extending to:

  • Jay, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dodge to Jay, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Dodge 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dodge 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 Dodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5737, Longitude: -94.6561       In this case, the coordinates for Dodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.758 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.15 degrees.