Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ben Dowdy:
  • 33.913450, -83.438772
  • 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 Ben Dowdy

• 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Since Ben Dowdy is near Clarke County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Ben Dowdy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben Dowdy ...

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.

• Crystal Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
• Fieldstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Ivywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
• Jennings Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• McNutt Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
• Overlook Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
• Skyline Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
• Stonebridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
• Tanglebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
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  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Tee Pee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
  • Windy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
  • Windy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ben Dowdy and extending to:

• Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ben Dowdy to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'