Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Dougherty:
  • 31.524343, -83.989349
  • 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 East Dougherty

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Dougherty ...

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.

• Eleanor Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gordy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordy is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
• Grove Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hollands Folly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollands Folly is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Folly
• Indian Cove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cove is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Mossy Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
• Pecan City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
• Pecan Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
• Pecan Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
• Red Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Sandalwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Dougherty and extending to:

• Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Dougherty to Sylvester, with an average speed<2> 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 155 miles [249.4 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'