Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Doss Ford:
  • 36.586433, -86.736663
  • 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 Doss Ford

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Doss Ford is near Logan County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 Doss Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doss Ford ...

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.

• Bobwhite ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
• Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
• Cross Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <1>
• Eden Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hilltop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Logan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Prices Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doss Ford to Springfield, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'