Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dearing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dearing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dearing
- 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 Dearing:
- 33.413682, -82.385299
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dearing
- 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 McDuffie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McDuffie County
- Since Dearing is near Columbia County and also Glascock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Glascock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dearing ...
We found two communities that share the name Dearing.
Within Georgia, the name Dearing is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dearing ...
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.
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Boneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneville
- Boneville is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boneville <4>
- David ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Grovetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
- Grovetown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <4>
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in McDuffie County
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <4>
- Harts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Kettle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
- Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
- Lake Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
- Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
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- Maple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Sawdust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Stones Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
- Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Sugarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
- Three Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in McDuffie County
- Maple Creek
How Far From Dearing 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 town such as Dearing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dearing and extending to:
- Thomson, which is the Seat of McDuffie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dearing to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dearing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Dearing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dearing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4137, Longitude: -82.3853 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dearing could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dearing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.279 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.60 degrees. |