Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daphne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daphne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Daphne
- 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 Daphne:
- 31.965173, -83.911842
- 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 Daphne
- 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 Daphne is near Sumter County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Daphne ...
We found three communities that share the name Daphne.
Within Georgia, the name Daphne is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saskatchewan
- This Daphne lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Daphne that is located in Crisp County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daphne ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Coney
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Danville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
- Lamb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <3>
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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>
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Richwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Daphne 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 community such as Daphne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Daphne once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Daphne and extending to:
- Cordele, which is the Seat of Crisp County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Daphne to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 615 miles [989.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Daphne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daphne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9652, Longitude: -83.9118 In this case, the coordinates for Daphne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Daphne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Daphne 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 311.892 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.011 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.524 degrees. |