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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 Dogwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dogwood Estates:
    • 34.279537, -85.115504
    • 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 Dogwood Estates
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Dogwood Estates is near Bartow County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Dogwood Estates

Communities Also Named Dogwood Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Dogwood Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Dogwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Dogwood Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Dogwood Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Dogwood Estates is located in Bossier Parish and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Dogwood Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Dogwood Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Dogwood Estates is located in Suffolk City and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Dogwood Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Dogwood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dogwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Estates ...

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.

  • Bass Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fieldwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
  • Freeman Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Freeman Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Ferry
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
  • Green Acre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acre is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Maplewood Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
  • Pope Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pope Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Ferry
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Sand Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Summerville Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Waters Store ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waters Store is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Dogwood Estates 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 Dogwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Estates and extending to:

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood Estates) 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 Dogwood Estates 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 Dogwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2795, Longitude: -85.1155       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.707 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.274 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.448 degrees.