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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Danville:
    • 32.606501, -83.244681
    • 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 Danville
  • 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 Danville ...

We found 45 communities that share the name Danville.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Danville.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 44 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Sumter County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Danville [Sumter County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Danville is located in Jefferson County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Danville.
      • Morgan County
      • This Danville is located in Morgan County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the west northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Danville.
    • Arkansas
      • Yell County
      • This Danville is located in Yell County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Danville.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Danville is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Danville.
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Danville [Los Angeles County].
    • Florida
      • Union County
      • This Danville is located in Union County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Danville.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Danville is located in Vermilion County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Danville.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Danville is located in Clay County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Danville.
      • Hendricks County
      • This Danville is located in Hendricks County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Danville.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Danville is located in Des Moines County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Danville.
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Danville is located in Harper County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Danville.
      • Mitchell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Danville [Mitchell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Danville is located in Boyle County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Danville.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Danville is located in Bienville Parish and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the west of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Danville.
      • Caddo Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Danville [Caddo Parish].
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Danville is located in Androscoggin County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Danville.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Danville is located in Allegany County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Danville.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Danville is located in Prince George's County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Danville.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Danville [Blue Earth County].
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Danville [Alcorn County].
    • Missouri
      • Montgomery County
      • This Danville is located in Montgomery County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Danville.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Gage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Danville.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Danville [Nye County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Danville is located in Rockingham County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Danville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Danville [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Danville is located in Broome County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Danville.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Danville is located in Highland County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the north of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Danville.
      • Knox County
      • This Danville is located in Knox County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the north of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Danville.
      • Meigs County
      • This Danville is located in Meigs County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the north of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Danville.
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Danville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montour County
      • This Danville is located in Montour County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Danville.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Danville.
    • South Dakota
      • Turner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Danville [Turner County].
    • Tennessee
      • Houston County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Danville [Houston County].
    • Texas
      • Comal County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Danville [Comal County].
      • Gregg County
      • This Danville is located in Gregg County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the west of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Danville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Danville [Montgomery County].
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia County
      • This Danville is located in Caledonia County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Danville.
    • Virginia
      • Danville City
      • This Danville is located in Danville City and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Danville.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Danville [Pittsylvania County].
    • Washington
      • Ferry County
      • This Danville is located in Ferry County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ferry County community of Danville.
      • King County
      • This Danville is located in King County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Danville.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Danville is located in Boone County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the north of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Danville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Danville is located in Dodge County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Danville that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Danville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danville ...

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.

  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cooktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooktown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
    • Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County
  • District Path
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Path have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Path
    • District Path is located in Twiggs County
  • Edgars
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
    • Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Bleckley County
  • Holly Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Laurens County
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Twiggs County
  • Royal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Bleckley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • Yonkers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Dodge County

How Far From Danville 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 town such as Danville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Twiggs County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Danville to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Twiggs County: www.twiggscounty.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6065, Longitude: -83.2447    
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Danville 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Danville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.542 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.697 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.125 degrees.









 

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