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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 Dawson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dawson Heights 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 Dawson Heights:
- 31.606840, -84.216020
- 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 Dawson Heights
- 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Dawson Heights is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Dawson Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dawson Heights ...
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.
- Audubon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Audubon is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
- Cedar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Doublegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Groveland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merry Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- North Slappy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildcross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
- Winterwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winterwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood
How Far From Dawson Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dawson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dawson Heights and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Dawson Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Dawson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dawson Heights 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 Dawson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6068, Longitude: -84.2160 In this case, the coordinates for Dawson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.045 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.717 degrees. |
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