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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 Ducktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ducktown 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 Ducktown:
- 34.243984, -84.249365
- 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 Ducktown
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Ducktown is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Ducktown
Communities Also Named Ducktown ...
We found four communities that are also named Ducktown.
Within Georgia, the name Ducktown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Ducktown is located in Cook County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ducktown that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Ducktown.
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Ducktown is located in Transylvania County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ducktown that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Ducktown.
- Tennessee
- Polk County
- This Ducktown is located in Polk County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north of the Ducktown that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Ducktown.
- Washington County
- This Ducktown is located in Washington County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast of the Ducktown that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ducktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ducktown ...
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.
- Bentgrass Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Drew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Free Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Heardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heardville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardville
- Hightower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mars Hill Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
- Matt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matt is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Mica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Wood Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Ducktown 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 Ducktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ducktown and extending to:
- Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ducktown to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ducktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ducktown 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 Ducktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2440, Longitude: -84.2494 In this case, the coordinates for Ducktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.191 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.111 degrees. |
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