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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:
- 40.739668, -111.912437
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Dotson is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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.
Within Utah, the name Dotson is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Dotson is located in Hempstead County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake 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 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the east of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake 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 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake 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 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the east of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Dotson.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Dotson is located in Fannin County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Dotson.
- Panola County
- This Dotson is located in Panola County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east southeast of the Dotson that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola 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.
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bullock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fountain Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- High Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jordan Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Poplar Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Roper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Salt Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sharp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Silver Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Syndicate Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
- Temple View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- Victory Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Wahoo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Dotson 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 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:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dotson to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 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: 40.7397, Longitude: -111.9124 In this case, the coordinates for Dotson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.782 degrees. |
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