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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 East Dickson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Dickson 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 East Dickson:
- 36.068950, -87.377790
- 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 East Dickson
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since East Dickson is near Hickman County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 East Dickson
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Dickson ...
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.
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hortense
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hortense is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Reeders Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders Crossing
- Robinsons Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Tennessee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
How Far From East Dickson 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 East Dickson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Dickson and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from East Dickson to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Dickson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Dickson 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 East Dickson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0690, Longitude: -87.3778 In this case, the coordinates for East Dickson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees. |
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