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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 Dove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dove 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 Dove:
    • 36.258440, -82.447088
    • 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 Dove
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Dove is near Unicoi County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Dove

Communities Also Named Dove ...

We found six communities that are also named Dove.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Dove.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dove [Marion County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Dove is located in Sumter County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dove that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Dove.
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dove [San Luis Obispo County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dove [Linn County].
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This Dove is located in Laclede County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dove that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Dove.
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dove [Pike County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dove ...

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.

  • Big Cherokee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Big Cherokee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cherokee
  • Carter Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carter Crossing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Crossing
  • Carter Sell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carter Sell is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Sell
  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Gardens is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
  • Cherokee Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Colony Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
  • Dry Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dry Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Ford Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ford Crossing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Crossing
  • Forest View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest View is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Kansas City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Little Cherokee
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Little Cherokee is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cherokee
    • Mayday
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayday is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
    • Ramblewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramblewood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Strawberry Fields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Strawberry Fields is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Fields
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Dove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dove and extending to:

  • Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dove to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Dove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Dove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Dove 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 Dove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2584, Longitude: -82.4471       In this case, the coordinates for Dove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.166 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.785 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees.