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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 Doverel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doverel 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 Doverel:
- 31.701557, -84.522139
- 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 Doverel
- 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 Terrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
- Since Doverel is near Randolph County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Doverel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doverel ...
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.
- Bridges Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
- Dickey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Folks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graves is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Martins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Parrott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shellman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
- Water Pipe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Pipe is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Pipe
- Yeomans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
How Far From Doverel 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 Doverel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Doverel and extending to:
- Dawson, which is the Seat of Terrell County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Doverel to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Doverel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Doverel 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 Doverel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7016, Longitude: -84.5221 In this case, the coordinates for Doverel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.809 degrees. |
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