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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dogwood Heights
- 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:
- 35.312022, -87.754747
- 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 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Dogwood Heights is near Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Dogwood Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Dogwood Heights.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Dogwood Heights.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Roane County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Roane County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dogwood Heights.
- Roane County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Dogwood Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Wayne 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 274 miles [441 km] to the east of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Wayne 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 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Heights that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Dogwood Heights.
- South Carolina
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.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cyclone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Green River ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Wayne County
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lovie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Moon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Slickrock Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Dogwood Heights 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 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:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). 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 less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3120, Longitude: -87.7547 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.301 degrees. |