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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 Dorchester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dorchester 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 Dorchester:
    • 31.795492, -81.405108
    • 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 Dorchester
  • 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
    • Since Dorchester is near Bryan County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Dorchester

Communities Also Named Dorchester ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Dorchester.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Dorchester.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Richmond County
      • This Dorchester is located in Richmond County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Dorchester.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gunnison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Dorchester.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Dorchester is located in Hillsborough County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Dorchester.
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Dorchester is located in Macoupin County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Dorchester.
    • Iowa
      • Allamakee County
      • This Dorchester is located in Allamakee County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Dorchester.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Dorchester is located in Charles County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Dorchester.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Dorchester is located in Suffolk County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Dorchester.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dorchester [Greene County].
    • Nebraska
      • Saline County
      • This Dorchester is located in Saline County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Dorchester.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Dorchester lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Dorchester is located in Grafton County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Dorchester.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Dorchester is located in Cumberland County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Dorchester.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Dorchester is located in Forsyth County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Dorchester.
    • Ontario
      • This Dorchester lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Dorchester is located in Charleston County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Dorchester.
      • Dorchester County
      • This Dorchester is located in Dorchester County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Dorchester.
    • Texas
      • Grayson County
      • This Dorchester is located in Grayson County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Dorchester.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond City
      • This Dorchester is located in Richmond City and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Dorchester.
      • Wise County
      • This Dorchester is located in Wise County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the north of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Dorchester.
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • This Dorchester is located in Clark County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dorchester that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Dorchester.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorchester ...

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.

  • Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
  • Cherokee Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
  • Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Daniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Daniel is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Drum Point Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drum Point Landing is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point Landing
  • Fancy Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fancy Hall is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hall
  • Garden Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
  • Halfmoon Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Landing
  • Hidden Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Limerick is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Martin Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Martins ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Martins is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rabbit Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
    • Retreat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Retreat is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Sandy Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Run is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
    • Sweet Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill

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

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

  • Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dorchester to Hinesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Dorchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Dorchester 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7955, Longitude: -81.4051       In this case, the coordinates for Dorchester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.477 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.657 degrees.