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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 Dotson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotson 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 Dotson:
- 36.335642, -83.497125
- 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 Dotson
- 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Dotson is near Claiborne County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Dotson
Communities Also Named Dotson ...
We found six communities that are also named Dotson.
Within Tennessee, the name Dotson is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Dotson is located in Hempstead County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Dotson.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Dotson is located in Floyd County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dotson.
- Minnesota
- Brown County
- This Dotson is located in Brown County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Dotson.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Dotson is located in Fannin County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dotson.
- Panola County
- This Dotson is located in Panola County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the west southwest of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Dotson.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Dotson is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dotson that is located in Grainger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Dotson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dotson ...
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.
- Beans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Boggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boggs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Chittum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chittum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
- Elm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Evans Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Hammer Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
- Hopper Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
- Idol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Idol is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Williams Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
How Far From Dotson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dotson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dotson and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dotson to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 395 miles [635.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dotson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dotson 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 Dotson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3356, Longitude: -83.4971 In this case, the coordinates for Dotson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.256 degrees. |
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