Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daniel Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daniel Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Daniel Springs
- 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 Daniel Springs:
- 33.649572, -82.974871
- 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 Daniel Springs
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Daniel Springs is near Taliaferro County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taliaferro County
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daniel Springs ...
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.
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
- Brickhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse
- Brickhouse is located in Wilkes County
- Celeste
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ficklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Grantville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Greene County
- Hillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lincoln Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wilkes County
- Little River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Temperance Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
- Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <3>
How Far From Daniel Springs 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 Daniel Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Daniel Springs and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daniel Springs to Greensboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Daniel Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniel Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daniel Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6496, Longitude: -82.9749 In this case, the coordinates for Daniel Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Daniel Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.427 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.711 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.764 degrees. |