Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dingler Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dingler Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dingler Crossroads

• 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 Dingler Crossroads:
  • 33.544556, -84.934663
  • 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 Dingler Crossroads

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Dingler Crossroads is near Douglas County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Dingler Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dingler Crossroads ...

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.

• Byers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
• Cross Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Emily ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emily is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
• Fairplay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Hickory Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
• Hodge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hodge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Knob Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Links of Leith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
• Neal Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
• Oak Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
• Redwine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Redwine is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Sand Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

How Far From Dingler Crossroads 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 Dingler Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dingler Crossroads and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Dingler Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'