Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Douglas City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglas City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Douglas City
- 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 Douglas City:
- 30.594083, -84.641580
- 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 Douglas City
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
- Since Douglas City is near Decatur County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Douglas City ...
We found two communities that share the name Douglas City.
Within Florida, the name Douglas City is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Trinity County
- This Douglas City is located in Trinity County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Douglas City that is located in Gadsden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Douglas City.
- South Dakota
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Douglas City [Douglas County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas City ...
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.
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Gadsden County
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hardaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Juniper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sawdust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shady Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Gadsden County
How Far From Douglas City 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 Douglas City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglas City and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Gadsden County, lies just to the East.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Douglas City to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 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 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglas City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Douglas City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5941, Longitude: -84.6416 In this case, the coordinates for Douglas City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Douglas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Douglas City 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 312.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.199 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.088 degrees. |