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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 Dewy Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dewy Rose 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 Dewy Rose:
- 34.169809, -82.953151
- 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 Dewy Rose
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Dewy Rose is near Hart County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Dewy Rose
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewy Rose ...
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.
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deadmans Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
- Dove Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Hard Cash
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Match
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Match is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
- Moon Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
- Moore Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Silk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Thirteen Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks
How Far From Dewy Rose 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 Dewy Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dewy Rose and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dewy Rose to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dewy Rose) 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 Dewy Rose 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 Dewy Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1698, Longitude: -82.9532 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.43 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.621 degrees. |
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