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36.568123, -85.022449
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We found 25 communities that are also named Davidson.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Davidson.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Fentress County
This Davidson is located in Fentress County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Davidson.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Crawford County
This Davidson is located in Crawford County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Davidson.
Nevada County
This Davidson is located in Nevada County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west southwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Davidson.
British Columbia
This Davidson lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
Idaho
Idaho County
This Davidson is located in Idaho County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Davidson.
Indiana
Harrison County
This Davidson is located in Harrison County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Davidson.
Kansas
Cowley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Davidson [Cowley County].
Sedgwick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Davidson [Sedgwick County].
Kentucky
Nicholas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Davidson [Nicholas County].
Ohio County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Davidson [Ohio County].
Maine
Penobscot County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Davidson [Penobscot County].
Michigan
Alcona County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Davidson [Alcona County].
Arenac County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Davidson [Arenac County].
Washtenaw County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Davidson [Washtenaw County].
Minnesota
Polk County
This Davidson is located in Polk County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Davidson.
Mississippi
Clarke County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Davidson [Clarke County].
North Carolina
Iredell County
This Davidson is located in Iredell County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Davidson.
Ohio
Sandusky County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Davidson [Sandusky County].
Oklahoma
Tillman County
This Davidson is located in Tillman County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Davidson.
Oregon
Wasco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Davidson [Wasco County].
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Davidson is located in Fayette County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Davidson.
Quebec
This Davidson lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
Saskatchewan
This Davidson lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
South Carolina
Hampton County
This Davidson is located in Hampton County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Davidson.
Texas
Burleson County
This Davidson is located in Burleson County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Davidson that is located in Pickett County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Davidson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davidson ...
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.
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 Davidson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davidson and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Davidson to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davidson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Davidson 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>
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 Davidson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Davidson 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 Davidson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5681, Longitude: -85.0224 In this case, the coordinates for Davidson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.725 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.618 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.835 degrees.