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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 Dotson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dotson 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 Dotson:
- 32.005365, -94.52889
- 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 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Since Dotson is near Rusk County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Dotson
Communities Also Named Dotson ...
We found six communities that are also named Dotson.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Dotson.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Fannin County
- This Dotson is located in Fannin County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dotson.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Dotson is located in Hempstead County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Dotson.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Dotson is located in Floyd County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dotson.
- Minnesota
- Brown County
- This Dotson is located in Brown County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the north of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Dotson.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Dotson is located in Grainger County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Dotson.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Dotson is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dotson that is located in Panola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Dotson.
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.
- Bobo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Fair Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fair Play is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Gary City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland Quarters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Quarters is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Quarters
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Tennessee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tennessee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
How Far From Dotson 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 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:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dotson to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dotson) 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> | 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 Dotson 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 Dotson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0054, Longitude: -94.5289 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.756 degrees. |
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