Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Darsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darsey and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Darsey

• 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 Darsey:
  • 30.687973, -84.379628
  • 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 Darsey

• 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 Gadsden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
  • Since Darsey is near Grady County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Darsey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darsey ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amsterdam is located in Decatur County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
• Branchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Branchville is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Calvary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary is located in Grady County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvary <1>
• Dogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Florence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Good Hope ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
• Havana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Havana is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
• Meridian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meridian is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Rich Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rich Bay is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bay
• Scotland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Shady Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Rest is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest

How Far From Darsey 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 Darsey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darsey and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Gadsden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Darsey to Quincy, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'