Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickson
- 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:
- 36.076111, -87.387020
- 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 Dickson
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Dickson is near Hickman County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Dickson ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Dickson.
Within Tennessee, the name Dickson is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Dickson lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<2> to the northwest of the Dickson that is located in Dickson County.
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Dickson is located in Greenbrier County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dickson that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Dickson.
- Wayne County
- This Dickson is located in Wayne County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast of the Dickson that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Dickson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickson ...
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.
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Burns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burns
- From Dickson to Burns
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlotte
- From Dickson to Charlotte
- Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hortense
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jason Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jason Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
- Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pond
- From Dickson to Pond
- Reeders Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders Crossing
- Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson County
- Robinsons Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Tennessee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
How Far From Dickson 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 city such as Dickson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickson and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Dickson to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dickson: www.cityofdickson.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dickson 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- Dickson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0761, Longitude: -87.3870 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dickson 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 314.169 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.21 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.97 degrees. |