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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 Artesia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Artesia 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 Artesia:
    • 31.550177, -83.967403
    • 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 Artesia
  • 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 Artesia is near Dougherty County and also Lee 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 Lee 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 Artesia

Communities Also Named Artesia ...

We found seven communities that are also named Artesia.

Within Georgia, the name Artesia is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Graham County
      • This Artesia is located in Graham County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the west of the Artesia that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Artesia.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Artesia is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Artesia that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Artesia.
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Artesia [Brevard County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This Artesia is located in Lowndes County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Artesia that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Artesia.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Artesia [Lyon County].
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This Artesia is located in Eddy County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the west of the Artesia that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Artesia.
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Artesia is located in Columbus County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Artesia that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Artesia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Artesia ...

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.

  • Eleanor Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gordy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordy is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
  • Grove Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Indian Cove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Indian Cove is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Mossy Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
  • Pecan City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
  • Pecan Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
  • Pecan Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Red Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Rolling Groves
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
  • Sandalwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

How Far From Artesia 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 Artesia 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 Artesia once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Artesia and extending to:

  • Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Artesia to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Artesia) 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 Artesia 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>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 Artesia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Artesia 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 Artesia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5502, Longitude: -83.9674       In this case, the coordinates for Artesia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.90 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.962 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.638 degrees.