Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amoskeag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amoskeag and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amoskeag
- 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 Amoskeag:
- 32.169618, -83.155984
- 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 Amoskeag
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Amoskeag is near Laurens County and also Telfair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- eBird sighting report for Telfair 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 Amoskeag ...
We found one communities that share the name Amoskeag.
Within Georgia, the name Amoskeag is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Amoskeag in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amoskeag ...
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.
- Beehive ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Dodge High
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
- Dodge High is located in Dodge County
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dodge County
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Telfair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Jay Bird Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
- Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
- Nameless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Rhine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Rhine is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <3>
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Yonkers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
How Far From Amoskeag 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 Amoskeag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Amoskeag once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Amoskeag and extending to:
- Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Amoskeag to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Amoskeag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Amoskeag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amoskeag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1696, Longitude: -83.1560 In this case, the coordinates for Amoskeag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Amoskeag to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.472 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.555 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.197 degrees. |