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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 Dawsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dawsonville 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 Dawsonville:
- 34.421311, -84.118767
- 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 Dawsonville
- 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 Dawson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- Since Dawsonville is near Lumpkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Dawsonville
Communities Also Named Dawsonville ...
We found four communities that are also named Dawsonville.
Within Georgia, the name Dawsonville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dawsonville that is located in Dawson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Dawsonville.
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- This Dawsonville is located in Nodaway County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dawsonville that is located in Dawson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Dawsonville.
- New Brunswick
- This Dawsonville lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dawsonville that is located in Dawson County.
- Virginia
- Greene County
- This Dawsonville is located in Greene County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dawsonville that is located in Dawson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Dawsonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dawsonville ...
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.
- Big Canoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn Tavern is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Tavern
- Coal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Hightower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Jay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Juno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leisure Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
- Lumpkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Matt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matt is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Mica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Nimblewill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nimblewill is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimblewill
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Dawsonville 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 city such as Dawsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dawsonville and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Dawsonville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dawsonville) 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> | 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 Dawsonville 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 Dawsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4213, Longitude: -84.1188 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.619 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.015 degrees. |
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