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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 Dotsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotsonville 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 Dotsonville:
- 36.482326, -87.486637
- 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 Dotsonville
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Dotsonville is near Stewart County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Dotsonville
Communities Also Named Dotsonville ...
We found one communities that are also named Dotsonville.
Within Tennessee, the name Dotsonville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Dotsonville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dotsonville [Lewis and Clark County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dotsonville ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Greenland Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Farms
- Hackberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackberry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hematite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Louise Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Round Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Round Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Dotsonville 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 Dotsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dotsonville and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Dotsonville to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 594 miles [956 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dotsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dotsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dotsonville 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 Dotsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4823, Longitude: -87.4866 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.358 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.918 degrees. |
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