Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunham
- 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 Dunham:
- 31.737162, -81.295659
- 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 Dunham
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Dunham is near Bryan County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Dunham ...
We found eight communities that share the name Dunham.
Within Georgia, the name Dunham is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dunham [Arenac County].
- Gogebic County
- This Dunham is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dunham that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Dunham.
- Montana
- New York
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Dunham lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dunham that is located in Liberty County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunham ...
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.
- Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
- Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
- Cottonham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Liberty County
- Daniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Drum Point Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drum Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point Landing
- Drum Point Landing is located in Liberty County
- Fancy Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hall
- Fancy Hall is located in Bryan County
- Halfmoon Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Landing
- Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Middle Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Place
- Middle Place is located in Chatham County
- Rabbit Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Shellman Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman Bluff
- Shellman Bluff is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellman Bluff <4>
- Sweet Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill
- Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
How Far From Dunham 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 Dunham 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<5> community of Dunham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunham and extending to:
- Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunham to Hinesville, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dunham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Dunham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7372, Longitude: -81.2957 In this case, the coordinates for Dunham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Dunham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dunham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.414 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.275 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.634 degrees. |