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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 Dothan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dothan 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 Dothan:
- 32.556791, -99.097016
- 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 Dothan
- 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 Eastland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
- Since Dothan is near Shackelford County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shackelford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens 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 Dothan
Communities Also Named Dothan ...
We found five communities that are also named Dothan.
Within Texas, the name Dothan is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Dothan is located in Houston County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east of the Dothan that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Dothan.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Dothan is located in Columbus County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the east of the Dothan that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Dothan.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Dothan is located in Dillon County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dothan that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Dothan.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Dothan is located in Windsor County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dothan that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Dothan.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Dothan is located in Fayette County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dothan that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Dothan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dothan ...
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.
- Admiral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Admiral is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gunsight ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gunsight is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Harpersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harpersville is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Necessity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Necessity is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Punkin Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
How Far From Dothan 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 Dothan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dothan and extending to:
- Eastland, which is the Seat of Eastland County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dothan to Eastland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,820 miles [12,585.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Dothan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dothan 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 Dothan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5568, Longitude: -99.0970 In this case, the coordinates for Dothan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.468 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.257 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.726 degrees. |
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