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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 East Towne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Towne 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 East Towne:
- 31.587952, -84.134907
- 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 Towne
- 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since East Towne is near Lee County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Towne
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Towne ...
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.
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Coachman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dixieland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixieland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
- Eleanor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Garden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Groveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hinds
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Merry Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- North Slappy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- Nutview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nutview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
- Pecan Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
- Pecan Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Radium Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
- Ragsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sunnyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildcross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
How Far From East Towne 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 East Towne 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 Towne and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from East Towne to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Towne) 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 East Towne 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 East Towne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5880, Longitude: -84.1349 In this case, the coordinates for East Towne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.998 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.08 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.691 degrees. |
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