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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 Dockery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dockery 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 Dockery:
- 35.117297, -84.889945
- 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 Dockery
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Dockery is near Hamilton County and also Whitfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Dockery
Communities Also Named Dockery ...
We found four communities that are also named Dockery.
Within Tennessee, the name Dockery is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Dockery is located in Sunflower County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dockery that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Dockery.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Dockery is located in Ray County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dockery that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Dockery.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Dockery is located in Wilkes County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dockery that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Dockery.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dockery that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Dockery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dockery ...
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.
- Black Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Flint Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint Springs is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- Foxfire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Hills and Dales
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Mountainbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Parks Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Store is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Store
- Peach Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Timber Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Tucker Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Wildwood Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
How Far From Dockery 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 Dockery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dockery and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dockery to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dockery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dockery 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 Dockery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1173, Longitude: -84.8899 In this case, the coordinates for Dockery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.604 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.273 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.152 degrees. |
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