Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dungeness:
  • 30.748762, -81.470791
  • 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 Dungeness

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Dungeness is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Dungeness

Communities Also Named Dungeness ...

We found one communities that are also named Dungeness.

Within Georgia, the name Dungeness is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Dungeness in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Clallam County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dungeness [Clallam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dungeness ...

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.

• Admirals Walk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Greyfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greyfield is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
• Harbor Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
• Lands End
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lands End is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Mission Trace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
• Plantation Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
• Quail Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shadowland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shadowland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

How Far From Dungeness to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dungeness to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dungeness to Woodbine, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'