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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taliaferro County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Daniel Springs

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)
  • Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Brickhouse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brickhouse is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse
• Celeste
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Celeste is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Daniel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Daniel is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Ficklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ficklin is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grantville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Hillman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Lincoln Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Little River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Little River is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Temperance Bell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
• Union Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <1>

How Far From Daniel Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2> beginning in Daniel Springs and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daniel Springs to Greensboro, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'