Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cordele, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordele and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cordele
- 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 Cordele:
- 31.963559, -83.782580
- 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 Cordele
- 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 Crisp County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crisp County
- Since Cordele is near Dooly County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dooly County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cordele ...
We found one communities that share the name Cordele.
Within Georgia, the name Cordele is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cordele in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordele ...
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.
- Bridges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Coney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Danville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wilcox County
- Lamb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <3>
- Mars Hill Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
- Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Dooly County
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Cordele 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 city such as Cordele to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cordele and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cordele 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cordele: www.cityofcordele.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cordele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cordele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9636, Longitude: -83.7826 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cordele to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.818 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.925 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.477 degrees. |