|
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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dowdy
Communities Also Named Dowdy ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Dowdy is located in Independence County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dowdy that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Dowdy.
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)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Diamond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overlook Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Seagraves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seagraves is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
- Shoal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Windfall Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights
- Winter Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Dowdy 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dowdy 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.984 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.784 degrees. |
|
|