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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 Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Plantation 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 Dogwood Plantation:
- 32.771253, -83.772685
- 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 Plantation
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Dogwood Plantation is near Peach County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Plantation
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Plantation ...
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.
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Christian Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
- Christophers Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christophers Cove is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Cove
- Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fairystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairystone is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
- Glenhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Groveland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
- Hillview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Kings Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Cove is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty View is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
- Log Cabin Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
- Lumberhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Silver Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Trails End
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trails End is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
How Far From Dogwood Plantation 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 Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dogwood Plantation and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dogwood Plantation 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 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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- Dogwood Plantation) 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 Plantation 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 Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7713, Longitude: -83.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.853 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.284 degrees. |
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