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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 Dowell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dowell 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 Dowell:
- 36.476510, -81.717057
- 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 Dowell
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Dowell is near Ashe County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga 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 Dowell
Communities Also Named Dowell ...
We found three communities that are also named Dowell.
Within Tennessee, the name Dowell is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Dowell is located in Jackson County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dowell that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Dowell.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Dowell is located in Calvert County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dowell that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Dowell.
- Mississippi
- Leake County
- This Dowell is located in Leake County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dowell that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Dowell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowell ...
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.
- Center View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center View is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Crackers Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crackers Neck is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fig is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Holy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hill
- Laurel Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Listening Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Listening Rock is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listening Rock
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shingletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Dowell 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 Dowell 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<3> community of Dowell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dowell and extending to:
- Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dowell to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dowell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dowell, 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 Dowell 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 Dowell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4765, Longitude: -81.7171 In this case, the coordinates for Dowell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.733 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.481 degrees. |
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