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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 Dodson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodson 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 Dodson:
    • 35.812567, -85.373027
    • 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 Dodson
  • 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Since Dodson is near Van Buren County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Dodson

Communities Also Named Dodson ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Dodson.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Dodson.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Roane County
      • This Dodson is located in Roane County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dodson.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Dodson is located in Columbia County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Dodson.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Dodson is located in Winn Parish and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Dodson.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Dodson is located in Jackson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dodson.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau 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 Montana community of Dodson [Chouteau County].
      • Phillips County
      • This Dodson is located in Phillips County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Dodson.
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Dodson.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Dodson is located in Montgomery County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Dodson.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Dodson is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Dodson.
    • Texas
      • Collingsworth County
      • This Dodson is located in Collingsworth County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collingsworth County community of Dodson.
      • Houston 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 Texas community of Dodson [Houston County].
    • Virginia
      • Patrick County
      • This Dodson is located in Patrick County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dodson that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Dodson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodson ...

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.

  • Denny Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Herbert Domain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hodge Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
  • Lonewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
  • Lost Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lost Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Methodist is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
  • Sparkman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sweetgum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
  • Young ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Young is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Dodson to ...

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 Dodson to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dodson to Sparta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 504 miles [811.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Dodson) 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 Dodson 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 Dodson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Dodson 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 Dodson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8126, Longitude: -85.3730       In this case, the coordinates for Dodson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.919 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.734 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.178 degrees.