Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Darlot

• 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 Darlot:
  • 31.934929, -81.630391
  • 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 Darlot

• 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Since Darlot is near Bryan County and also Long County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Long 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 Darlot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darlot ...

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.

• Cherokee Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Creek Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Creek Island is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Island
• Dukes ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Evergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Garden Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
• Gum Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
• Hidden Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
• Live Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Martin Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
  • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
• Martins ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
• Sandy Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Run is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Strain ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Strain is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
• Trinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Trinity is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Darlot and extending to:

• Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Darlot to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'