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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 Dogwood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Heights 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 Dogwood Heights:
- 35.872296, -84.636049
- 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 Dogwood Heights
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Dogwood Heights is near Cumberland County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Dogwood Heights
Communities Also Named Dogwood Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Dogwood Heights.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Dogwood Heights.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Wayne County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Wayne County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Oconee County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southeast of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Dogwood Heights.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Greenbrier County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Dogwood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Heights ...
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.
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwood is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Dry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dry Hill is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Glen Wright
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hood Landing Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Idle Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
- King Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
- Lake Shadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pond Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pond Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Postoak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
How Far From Dogwood Heights 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 Dogwood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Heights and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dogwood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dogwood Heights 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 Dogwood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8723, Longitude: -84.6360 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.23 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.855 degrees. |
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