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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 Valdosta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valdosta 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 Valdosta:
- 34.716479, -87.723642
- 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 Valdosta
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Valdosta is near Lauderdale County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Valdosta
Communities Also Named Valdosta ...
We found two communities that are also named Valdosta.
Within Alabama, the name Valdosta is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Valdosta is located in Lowndes County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Valdosta that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Valdosta.
- Texas
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Valdosta [Collin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valdosta ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Hawk Pride
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Pride is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Pride
- Hobgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Houston Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Manor Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Milk Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
- Muscle Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pride Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pride Landing is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Landing
- Prides Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prides Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Ferry
- Three Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Valley Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- White House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Woodland Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Woodlawn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From Valdosta 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 Valdosta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valdosta and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Valdosta to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Valdosta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Valdosta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Valdosta 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 Valdosta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7165, Longitude: -87.7236 In this case, the coordinates for Valdosta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.418 degrees. |
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