Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dowdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dowdy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dowdy
- 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 Dowdy:
- 34.032890, -83.280988
- 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 Dowdy
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Dowdy is near Clarke County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Dowdy ...
We found one communities that share the name Dowdy.
Within Georgia, the name Dowdy is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Dowdy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowdy ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Diamond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Dogsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <3>
- Overlook Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Seagraves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shoal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Windfall Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights
- Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
- Winter Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <3>
How Far From Dowdy 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 Dowdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Dowdy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dowdy and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Dowdy to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.madisonco.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dowdy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dowdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0329, Longitude: -83.2810 In this case, the coordinates for Dowdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Dowdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dowdy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.616 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.984 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.784 degrees. |