Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ducker

• 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 Ducker:
  • 31.526285, -84.366022
  • 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 Ducker

• 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
  • Since Ducker is near Calhoun County and also Baker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker 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 Ducker

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ducker ...

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.

• Audubon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Bermuda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bermuda is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
• Cedar Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Doublegate
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Evergreen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Gordon Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Indian Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Leary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leary is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <1>
• Lockett Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lockett Crossing is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Crossing
• Merry Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
• Red Store Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Store Crossroads is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Store Crossroads
• Winterwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Winterwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ducker and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ducker to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 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>'