Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dodson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dodson
- 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 Dodson:
- 34.765642, -100.021831
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dodson
- 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 Collingsworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Collingsworth County
- Since Dodson is near Harmon County and also Childress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harmon County
- eBird sighting report for Childress 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dodson ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Dodson.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Dodson.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Dodson [Chouteau County].
- Phillips County
- This Dodson is located in Phillips County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dodson that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Dodson.
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Dodson is located in Roane County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east of the Dodson that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Dodson.
- White County
- This Dodson is located in White County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east of the Dodson that is located in Collingsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Dodson.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodson ...
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.
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Jester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Loco ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Louis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Madge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Quail
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Quail is located in Collingsworth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <5>
- Reed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dodson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Dodson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodson and extending to:
- Wellington, which is the Seat of Collingsworth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dodson to Wellington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dodson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Dodson 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7656, Longitude: -100.0218 |
| <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 Dodson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dodson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.396 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.618 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.948 degrees. |