Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickson Town:
  • 35.046472, -86.878893
  • 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 Dickson Town

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Dickson Town is near Limestone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Dickson Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickson Town ...

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.

• Blanche
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Cash Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Coldwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Holland Gin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holland Gin is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
• Lesters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Locke Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
• Sand Spring ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sand Spring is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
• Sugartree Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford
• Veto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dickson Town and extending to:

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickson Town to Pulaski, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'