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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 Audubon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Audubon 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 Audubon:
    • 31.592673, -84.216576
    • 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 Audubon
  • 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Since Audubon is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Audubon

Communities Also Named Audubon ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Audubon.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Audubon.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Gordon County
      • This Audubon is located in Gordon County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Audubon.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Audubon is located in Brevard County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Audubon.
    • Iowa
      • Audubon County
      • This Audubon is located in Audubon County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Audubon.
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson 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 Kentucky community of Audubon [Henderson County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Audubon [East Baton Rouge Parish].
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Audubon is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Audubon.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Audubon is located in Becker County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Audubon.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 New Jersey community of Audubon [Camden County].
    • New York
      • New York 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 New York community of Audubon [New York County].
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover 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 North Carolina community of Audubon [New Hanover County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Audubon is located in Montgomery County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Audubon that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Audubon.
    • Texas
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wise County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Audubon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Audubon ...

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.

  • Cedar Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Cherokee Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Dixieland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixieland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Doublegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Gordon Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Groveland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Indian Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Lincoln Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lockett Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockett Crossing is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Crossing
    • Merry Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
    • North Slappy Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
    • Ragsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
    • Sunnyland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Whispering Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Wildcross
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
    • Winterwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Winterwood is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood

How Far From Audubon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Audubon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Audubon and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Audubon 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 646 miles [1,039.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Audubon) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Audubon 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 Audubon, 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 Audubon 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 Audubon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5927, Longitude: -84.2166       In this case, the coordinates for Audubon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.72 degrees.