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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 Alfords, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alfords 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 Alfords:
- 31.462401, -83.923790
- 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 Alfords
- 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Since Alfords is near Dougherty County and also Colquitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt 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 Alfords
Communities Also Named Alfords ...
We found one communities that are also named Alfords.
Within Georgia, the name Alfords is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Alfords in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Alfords is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west of the Alfords that is located in Worth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Alfords.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfords ...
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.
- Doerun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordy is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
- Hollands Folly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollands Folly is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Folly
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Minnesota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Mossy Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Pecan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Red Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
How Far From Alfords 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 Alfords to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alfords and extending to:
- Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Alfords to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alfords) 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 Alfords 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 Alfords. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4624, Longitude: -83.9238 In this case, the coordinates for Alfords have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.642 degrees. |
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