Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dotson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dotson
- 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 Dotson:
- 33.739268, -96.035809
- 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 Dotson
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Dotson is near Bryan County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Dotson ...
We found six communities that share the name Dotson.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Dotson.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dotson ...
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.
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Direct
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Georgia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Fannin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
- Karma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Monkstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Telephone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telephone
- Telephone is located in Fannin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telephone <3>
- Tulip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dotson 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 Dotson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dotson and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dotson to Bonham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dotson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dotson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dotson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7393, Longitude: -96.0358 In this case, the coordinates for Dotson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dotson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.148 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.202 degrees. |