Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Douglass 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 Douglass Crossroads:
  • 31.303513, -84.673251
  • 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 Douglass 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 Early County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
  • Since Douglass Crossroads is near Baker County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Douglass Crossroads

Communities Also Named Douglass Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Douglass Crossroads.

Within Georgia, the name Douglass Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Douglass Crossroads in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Walton County
    • This Douglass Crossroads is located in Walton County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Douglass Crossroads that is located in Early County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Douglass Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglass 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.

• Anna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Anna is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Bethany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Commissary Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Hill
• Cooktown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooktown is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Damascus
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Damascus is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
• Hentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hentown is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
• Jeterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeterville is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeterville
• Jones Spur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jones Spur is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Spur

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

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

• Blakely, which is the Seat of Early County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Douglass Crossroads to Blakely, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'