Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Douglasville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglasville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Douglasville
- 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 Douglasville:
- 31.360158, -84.670447
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Douglasville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Early County
- Since Douglasville is near Baker County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baker County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Douglasville ...
We found five communities that share the name Douglasville.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Douglasville.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Douglas County
- This Douglasville is located in Douglas County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north of the Douglasville that is located in Early County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Douglasville.
- Douglas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Douglasville is located in Baldwin County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west of the Douglasville that is located in Early County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Douglasville.
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Douglasville [Escambia County].
- Jefferson County
- This Douglasville is located in Jefferson County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northwest of the Douglasville that is located in Early County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Douglasville.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Douglasville is located in Pulaski County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Douglasville that is located in Early County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Douglasville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglasville ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Commissary Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Hill
- Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Cooktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Early County
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Early County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Hentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Jeterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeterville
- Jeterville is located in Miller County
- Jones Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Spur
- Jones Spur is located in Baker County
- Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Leary is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <5>
- Parksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Calhoun County
How Far From Douglasville 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 Douglasville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglasville and extending to:
- Blakely, which is the Seat of Early County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Douglasville to Blakely, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 166 miles [267.2 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 675 miles [1,086.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglasville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3602, Longitude: -84.6704 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Douglasville 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Douglasville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.289 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.385 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.937 degrees. |