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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Daphne
Communities Also Named Daphne ...
We found three communities that are also named Daphne.
Within Georgia, the name Daphne is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Daphne is located in Baldwin County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Daphne that is located in Crisp County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Daphne.
- 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
- Franklin County
- This Daphne is located in Franklin County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west of the Daphne that is located in Crisp County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Daphne.
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)
- Bridges is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Coney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coney is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney
- Former name for Coney:
- Cone
- Danville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Richwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richwood is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
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<3> 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<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 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daphne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Daphne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.524 degrees. |
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