Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Durham Town:
  • 33.661793, -83.032373
  • 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 Durham Town

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Durham Town is near Oglethorpe County and also Taliaferro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taliaferro 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 Durham Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Durham Town ...

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.

• Bowling Green ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Daniel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Daniel is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Daniel Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
  • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grantville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Hogan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hogan is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Maxeys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <1>
• Temperance Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
• Union Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <1>

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

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Durham Town to Greensboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'