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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 Davison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davison 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 Davison:
- 33.454859, -82.021228
- 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 Davison
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Davison is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Davison
Communities Also Named Davison ...
We found two communities that are also named Davison.
Within Georgia, the name Davison is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Davison is located in Genesee County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north of the Davison that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Davison.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Davison [Braxton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davison ...
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.
- Colony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Edenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edenwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
- Fairvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Glenn Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
- Golden Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Gordon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lumpkin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunset Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Davison 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 Davison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davison and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Davison to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Davison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Davison 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 Davison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4549, Longitude: -82.0212 In this case, the coordinates for Davison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.452 degrees. |
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