Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Donoho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donoho and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Donoho

• 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 Donoho:
  • 36.312834, -85.868040
  • 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 Donoho

• 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Since Donoho is near Jackson County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Donoho

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donoho ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bagdad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Carthage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Cartwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cartwright is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Defeated
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Defeated is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
• Difficult
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Edgefield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Graveltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graveltown is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveltown
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Pleasant Shade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Shade <1>
• Stone Bridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stone Bridge is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge

How Far From Donoho 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 Donoho to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Donoho and extending to:

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Donoho to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'