Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dogwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dogwood Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 36.179260, -83.283224
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Dogwood Hills is near Cocke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cocke County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name Dogwood Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Dogwood Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Dogwood Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the south of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Dogwood Hills.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Dogwood Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Dogwood Hills.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Dogwood Hills is located in Bossier Parish and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Hills.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Dogwood Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Dogwood Hills.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Dogwood Hills is located in Orange County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dogwood Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Dogwood Hills.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Hills ...
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.
- Eureka Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Roe Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
- Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Tigertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Union Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
- Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
How Far From Dogwood Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Hills and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Dogwood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1793, Longitude: -83.2832 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Hills 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 Hills 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 311.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.211 degrees. |